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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 Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
Africa
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
always
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
big-game
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
buffalo
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
bull
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
bush
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
caused
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
chance
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
declared
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
destruction
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From this reading Thus it lost him, and he was safe from destruction.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
early
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
experience
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
feet
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus it lost him, and he was safe from destruction.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
gully
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
hours
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
leg
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
lost
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From this reading Thus it lost him, and he was safe from destruction.
lower
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
luncheon
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
mosquitoes
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
once
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
painful
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
remembered
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
reminded
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
rescued
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
safe
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From this reading Thus it lost him, and he was safe from destruction.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
some
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
South
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
Sunday
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
surrounding
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
There
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
threw
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From this reading By good chance the creature threw him into a gully some feet lower than the surrounding bush.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it lost him, and he was safe from destruction.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
torments
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
tossed
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
unspeakable
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From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
very
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
Walter
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From this reading Sir Walter always remembered that Sunday luncheon and declared that it reminded him of a very painful experience in his early life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it lost him, and he was safe from destruction.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, however, he remained with a broken leg for some hours until rescued; and during that time the mosquitoes caused him unspeakable torments.
wounded
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From this reading When big-game shooting in South Africa, he had once been tossed by a wounded buffalo bull.
