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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 TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
abilities
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From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
able
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
bending
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
calculate
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
calm
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From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
caught
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From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
circle
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
constructive
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From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
Dawn
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
deliberate
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From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
faster
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From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
foothills
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
glade
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
going
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
grassy
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
hurry
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From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
man
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
man's
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
mountains
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
now
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From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
possession
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From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
ran
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
runs
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From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
said
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From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
speed
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
stepping
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
stride
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
Sunrise
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
there
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From this reading “One runs faster than two,” said Sunrise, “and there is now no need of hurry.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
tracks
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From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
TWO
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
up
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From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was now in the complete possession of his abilities, calm deliberate and constructive.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By stepping in the man’s tracks Sunrise was able to calculate his stride and the speed at which he had been going.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And he thought of what he would do when he caught up with them.
wound
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF TWO Sunrise ran in a great circle and found where the trail of Dawn and the man left the grassy glade, and bending to the right, wound along among the foothills of the mountains.
