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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 It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
abductor
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
all
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From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
appeared
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
backward
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From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
cliffs
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
compound
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
country
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
dejected
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
Dinosaur
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From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
end
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
explored
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
eyes
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From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
Fort
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From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
leave-taking
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From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
led
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
likelihood
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From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
men
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From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
Nobs
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
north
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
northward
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
northwest
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
once
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From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
out
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
path
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
quit
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
ran
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
reached
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
remaining
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From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
sad
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From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
sandstone
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
set
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
shook
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From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have not looked upon it since—nor in all likelihood shall I ever look upon it again.
spoor
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
there
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
three
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From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
trail
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
turn
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From this reading Not once did I turn my eyes backward toward Fort Dinosaur.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
well-defined
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
well-marked
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From this reading Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
western
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a sad leave-taking as in silence I shook hands with each of the three remaining men.
wound
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From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The trail led northwest until it reached the western end of the sandstone cliffs to the north of the fort; there it ran into a well-defined path which wound northward into a country we had not as yet explored.
