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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 Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
acuteness
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
almost
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
animal
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
away
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
belonged
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
Catch
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From this reading “That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
cave
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
child
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
dogs
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
Eye
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
Eye's
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
eyes
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
Fish
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From this reading “That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
footsteps
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
front
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
gave
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
glade
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
Hand
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
heard
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
hundred
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
instantly
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
intelligent
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
known
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
listen
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From this reading NO MAN The three paused to listen.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
MAN
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From this reading NO MAN The three paused to listen.
men
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
mile
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
miles
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO MAN The three paused to listen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
Now
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
only
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From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
out
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
paused
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From this reading NO MAN The three paused to listen.
place
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
plaintive
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From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
presently
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From this reading “That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
said
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From this reading “That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
Strong
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO MAN The three paused to listen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
there
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From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
three
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From this reading NO MAN The three paused to listen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NO MAN The three paused to listen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intelligent look went out of their eyes, and gave place to the plaintive child look—the animal look.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But these three men having the acuteness of dogs, had heard footsteps that were half a mile away, and not only that, but they had almost instantly known to whom the footsteps belonged.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “That will be No Man,” said Fish Catch presently.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now if you or I had been in the glade in front of One Eye’s cave, we would not have known that there was anybody but One Eye, Strong Hand and Fish Catch within a hundred miles.
