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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 He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
afford
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOWLING AND FISHING.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
brought
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everything but meat we have brought with us.”
carrying
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
cloth
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
complete
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From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
dews
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
ducks
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything but meat we have brought with us.”
fine
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
fires
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
fish
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
FISHING
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From this reading FOWLING AND FISHING.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
four
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
fowl
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
FOWLING
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From this reading FOWLING AND FISHING.
fuel
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
half
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everything but meat we have brought with us.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
hour
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
intended
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
keep
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
larder
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From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
light
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
lighted
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
made
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
meat
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From this reading Everything but meat we have brought with us.”
night
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
now
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From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
off
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
order
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
peasant
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
pitched
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
Rabah
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
rather
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
returned
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
said
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From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
search
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
searching
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
several
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From this reading He returned in half an hour with a peasant carrying four ducks and several fine fish.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
soon
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
stag
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From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
tents
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
time
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything but meat we have brought with us.”
warmth
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall do now,” he said; “with these and the stag our larder is complete.
went
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From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tents, which were made of light cloth intended to keep off the night dews rather than to afford warmth, were soon pitched, fires were lighted with fuel that had been brought with them in order to save time in searching for it, and Rabah went off to search for fish and fowl.
