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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 THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
all
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
beasts
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
bodies
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
came
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
Chéri-bibi
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
clearing
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
convicts
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
created
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From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
death
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
devoured
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
engaged
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
entering
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
escape
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From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
escaped
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
fever
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
FOREST
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
form
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found
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
happened
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
How
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
human
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
hunger
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
left
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From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
many
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men
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
most
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
MYSTERIES
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
needs
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
new
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
Nut
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
occurrence
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From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
part
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
partly
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
PRIMEVAL
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
refuge
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
remains
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
sensation
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From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
serious
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
some
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From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
sometimes
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From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
sought
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
step
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
struggle
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
taken
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
terrible
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From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Chéri-bibi and the Nut had taken a serious step in entering the primeval forest.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
time
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From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It sometimes happened that men who were engaged in clearing a new part of the forest came upon partly devoured remains of human bodies.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was all that was left of an escape which had created some sensation at the time of its occurrence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How many convicts who had escaped and sought refuge in it had found death; death in its most terrible form?
wild
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From this reading They must needs struggle against all and everything--hunger, fever, wild beasts and men.
