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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 BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
ambuscader
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From this reading At the same time the ambuscader pulled the trigger with murderous intent.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
BACK
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
BELLE-ANN
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
bounds
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
cabin
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
cedars
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
clump
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
COMES
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
confronted
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
cut
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
cypress
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
dashed
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
down
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
form
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
great
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
ground
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
happened
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From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
head
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
headlong
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From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
increasing
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
intent
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From this reading At the same time the ambuscader pulled the trigger with murderous intent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
Lem
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
leveled
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
like
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
loop
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From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
madman
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
man
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
marked
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
murderous
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From this reading At the same time the ambuscader pulled the trigger with murderous intent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
past
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
pulled
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From this reading At the same time the ambuscader pulled the trigger with murderous intent.
ran
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
reached
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
rushed
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From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time the ambuscader pulled the trigger with murderous intent.
scrub
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
second
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
sharp
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
shot
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
shotgun
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
speed
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From this reading On past the cabin he ran in great bounds; down the cypress cut, his speed increasing every second.
startling
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From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
thing
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From this reading As he rushed headlong down into the loop, a startling thing happened.
time
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From this reading At the same time the ambuscader pulled the trigger with murderous intent.
trail
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From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
trigger
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From this reading At the same time the ambuscader pulled the trigger with murderous intent.
twist
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From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BELLE-ANN COMES BACK When he reached the ground he dashed along the trail like a madman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Lem shot around a clump of scrub cedars that marked a sharp twist in the trail, the form of a man confronted him with a shotgun leveled at his head.
