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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 Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
Almost
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
animal
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
any
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
appear
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
bear
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beasts
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
began
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
birds
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
branch
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
breath
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
breathe
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
creaking
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
Deeper
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
delight
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
easier
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
forest
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
gnarled
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From this reading The huge gnarled trees were tinged with purple.
grim
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
half
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
holding
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
hollow
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huge
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From this reading The huge gnarled trees were tinged with purple.
interest
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
King
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
left
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
look
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
made
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Man
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Medicine
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
nature
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
nervously
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
occasional
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
old
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
out
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
passed
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
penetrated
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
Philador
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
purple
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From this reading The huge gnarled trees were tinged with purple.
real
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
right
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some
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
sound
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
spring
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
there
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
time
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
tinged
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From this reading The huge gnarled trees were tinged with purple.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
travelers
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
tree
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trees
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From this reading The huge gnarled trees were tinged with purple.
trotted
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
twitter
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two
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
underbrush
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
Uplanders
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From this reading King of the Uplanders Deeper and deeper the two travelers penetrated into the grim forest.
walapus
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From this reading Almost holding his breath, Philador trotted after the old Medicine Man, peering nervously to the right and left and half expecting a bear or walapus to spring out of some hollow tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
way
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From this reading Except for the twitter of birds, and the occasional creaking of a branch, as some animal made its way through the underbrush, there was no sound.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The huge gnarled trees were tinged with purple.
wild
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From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as time passed and no wild beasts of any nature did appear, he began to breathe easier and to look around with real interest and delight.
