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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 And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
afraid
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
all
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
animal
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
ape
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
arms
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
attitude
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
bank
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
Borneo
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
came
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From this reading There it came to a stop, and stood firmly facing the foe.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
climbing
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From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
crocodile
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
dreaded
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
dry
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
easily
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From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
encounter
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From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
enough
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
facing
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From this reading There it came to a stop, and stood firmly facing the foe.
far
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
fear
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
feels
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
few
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
firmly
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From this reading There it came to a stop, and stood firmly facing the foe.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
foe
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From this reading There it came to a stop, and stood firmly facing the foe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
forests
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
gavial
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
give
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
ground
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
high
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
judging
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
just
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
legs
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
made
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
mias
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
more
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
much
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
now
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
only
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
perceived
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
place
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
present
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
reality
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
retreated
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From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
rivers
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
Saloo
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
scrambling
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
sense
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From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
shunned
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From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There it came to a stop, and stood firmly facing the foe.
stop
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From this reading There it came to a stop, and stood firmly facing the foe.
strides
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From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
telling
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
There
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From this reading There it came to a stop, and stood firmly facing the foe.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
tree
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From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
truth
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From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And in reality it did give ground at first; but only for a few long scrambling strides, made as much on its arms as legs--just far enough to place itself high and dry upon the bank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They now perceived the truth of what Saloo had been telling them: that there is no animal in all Borneo, either in its forests or its rivers, of which the mias feels fear.
woods
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From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it been so, it would have retreated into the woods, where, by climbing a tree, it might easily have shunned the encounter.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Certainly there is none more to be dreaded than the gavial crocodile; yet the great ape, judging by its present attitude, was in no sense afraid of it.
