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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 Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
answer
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From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
ant-hill
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
attacked
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
attempt
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
aware
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
back
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From this reading The cattle were coming back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
became
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
Brown
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From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
cattle
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From this reading The cattle were coming back.
coming
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From this reading The cattle were coming back.
danger
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
eye
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
faced
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
few
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From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
flank
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
greater
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
impossible
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
keep
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
likely
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From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
made
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
Masai
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
meant
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From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
moments
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From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
other
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From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
outflank
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
overwhelmed
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From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
position
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
rear
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
side
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
too
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From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
triangle
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From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
turning
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From this reading But in turning to keep an eye on the flank I became aware of a greater danger.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That meant that the other Masai were coming, too, and that in a few moments we were likely to be overwhelmed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cattle were coming back.
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading The Masai began to attempt to outflank us, but my position on the ant-hill to the rear made that impossible; they found themselves faced by a side of the triangle from whichever side they attacked.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I shouted to Will and Brown, but either they did not hear me, or did not have time to answer.
