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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 For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
asked
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
Bob
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
came
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
camp
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
coming
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From this reading "Yes," said Ferdinand, coming up, "and my father?"
Dad
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From this reading "I wonder where Dad is?"
day
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
doing
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
down
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
father
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From this reading "Yes," said Ferdinand, coming up, "and my father?"
Ferdinand
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From this reading "Yes," said Ferdinand, coming up, "and my father?"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
forest
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
Frank
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
fro
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
glade
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
halt
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
hammocks
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
high
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
hour
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder where Dad is?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wonder where Dad is?"
Jack
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
last
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
little
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
monastery
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From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
mountains
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes," said Ferdinand, coming up, "and my father?"
napping
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
out-sprawled
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
pitched
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
question
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
quiet
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
reached
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From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
remain
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
restless
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said Ferdinand, coming up, "and my father?"
sentry-go
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
spot
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From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
striding
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
time
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
too
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
travel
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From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
twentieth
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
unable
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From this reading He, too, had been doing a restless sentry-go to and fro, unable to remain quiet.
up
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From this reading For the twentieth time in the last hour, Jack, striding up and down in the little forest glade, high up in the mountains, where camp had been pitched the day before, came to a halt before Frank and Bob, out-sprawled and napping in their hammocks, and asked his question.
weeks
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From this reading They had reached this spot after weeks of travel from the monastery.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I wonder where Dad is?"
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder where Dad is?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Ferdinand, coming up, "and my father?"
