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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 LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
Adams
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
back
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
better
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
bit
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
cast
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
cloth
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
come
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From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
coming
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
ended
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From this reading The hunt was ended.
enough
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From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
faces
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
Felix
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
food
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
fright
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
glossy
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
GUIDE
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
human
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
hunt
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From this reading The hunt was ended.
improvised
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
judged
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From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
leaving
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
look
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
looking
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
LOST
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
man
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
mending
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
more
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
piling
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
pole
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
porters
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
provisions
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From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
recovered
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
road
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From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
set
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
shade
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
shelter
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
skins
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
sleeping
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
splicing
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
stores
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
stuff
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
stuffed
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
take
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From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
tent
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
then
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
there
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From this reading He judged that there was enough provisions to take them back along the road they had come by.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
toll
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
took
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From this reading He set them to work, piling the recovered stores in the bit of shade cast by the tree and the improvised tent, and as they did so he took toll of the stuff.
tree
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
two
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From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two porters, who had stuffed themselves with food, were looking better and a shade more human; the glossy look was coming back to their skins and the fright was leaving their faces.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
work
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From this reading THE LOST GUIDE They improvised a shelter against the tree with the tent cloth over the sleeping man, and then Adams set Felix to work splicing and mending the tent pole.
