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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 report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
abruptness
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From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
ahead
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
blasted
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From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
boat
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
called
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
came
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
cap
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
carry
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
congratulate
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
deer
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
Delcarte
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
Devonport
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From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
direction
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
fast
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
ground
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
gun
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From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
half-bestial
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
half-human
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
horrid
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
hundred
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
inland
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
inspection
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
instant
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
launch
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
lay
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
leaning
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
legs
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
lifted
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
report
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From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
saw
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
scream
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
sight
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
small
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
startled
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
startling
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From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
stooping
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
three
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From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
trophy
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From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
waved
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From this reading As we called to him he waved his cap, and stooping, lifted a small deer for our inspection.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was about to congratulate him on his trophy when we were startled by a horrid, half-human, half-bestial scream a little ahead and to the right of us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The report of a gun blasted the silence of a dead Devonport with startling abruptness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It came from the direction of the launch, and in an instant we three were running for the boat as fast as our legs would carry us.
yards
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From this reading As we came in sight of it we saw Delcarte a hundred yards inland from the launch, leaning over something which lay upon the ground.
