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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 They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
actually
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
ahead
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
all
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
beast
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
brutes
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
closely
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I looked up a moment later I could see none of them.
crashing
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
distance
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
echo
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
face
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
followed
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
forest
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
four-legged
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
Fred
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
friend
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
front
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
given
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
headed
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
hoped
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
hundred
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
increasing
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
instant
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
just
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
Kazimoto
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
later
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From this reading When I looked up a moment later I could see none of them.
lead
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
less
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
like
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
low
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
moment
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From this reading When I looked up a moment later I could see none of them.
more
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
neck
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading When I looked up a moment later I could see none of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
out
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
pace
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
pool
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
rang
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
rattled
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
scoop
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
see
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From this reading When I looked up a moment later I could see none of them.
shot
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
skirmish
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
smell
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
some
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
speaking
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
splash
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
stooped
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
stooping
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
strange
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
tree
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
two
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From this reading Kazimoto followed Fred so closely, stooping low behind him, that the two looked like some strange four-legged beast.
unseen
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
up
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
water
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From this reading I stooped at a pool to scoop up water and splash my face and neck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I looked up a moment later I could see none of them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
winded
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From this reading They were headed for the forest in front of them at a great pace, increasing their lead from Will, who, like me, was more or less winded.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
yards
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From this reading At that instant, when I could actually smell the great brutes crashing in the forest, unseen within a hundred yards of me, and would have given all I had or hoped for just to have a friend within speaking distance, a shot rang out in the forest ahead, and rattled from tree to tree like the echo of a skirmish.
