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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 Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
according
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
all
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
breakers
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
calls
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
children
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
Colin
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From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
consequence
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From this reading In consequence, the other sounds were heard more distinctly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
cries
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
deadened
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
desert
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
distinctly
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From this reading In consequence, the other sounds were heard more distinctly.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
example
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From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
heard
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From this reading In consequence, the other sounds were heard more distinctly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
imitating
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From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In consequence, the other sounds were heard more distinctly.
incredulous
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From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
intervention
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
kind
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
longer
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From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
men
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
mingled
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
mistaken
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From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
more
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
nocturnal
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
now
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
O'Connor
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From this reading They could no longer be mistaken, even by the incredulous O'Connor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
other
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From this reading In consequence, the other sounds were heard more distinctly.
others
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From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
own
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
quadrupeds
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
roar
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
sand-spur
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
saturnalia
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
some
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
somewhat
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From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
sounds
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From this reading In consequence, the other sounds were heard more distinctly.
stop
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From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
taken
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
There
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colin had come to a stop, the others imitating his example.
together
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
voices
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They were now more distant from the breakers, whose roar was somewhat deadened by the intervention of a sand-spur.
women
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From this reading There were voices of men, women and children, cries and calls of quadrupeds, each according to its own kind, all mingled together in what might have been taken for some nocturnal saturnalia of the desert.
