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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 A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
African
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
all
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
blacks
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
cattle
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
Christian
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
Cujo
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
dat
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
Dick
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
don't
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
driving
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
expedition
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From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
explained
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
full
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
head
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
held
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
hundred
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
HURRICANE
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From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
JUNGLE
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From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
Kassai
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
King
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
learned
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
less
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
many
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
missionary
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
more
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
now
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
past
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
people
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
picked
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
places
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
rarely
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
reached
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
River
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
say
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
several
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
small
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
southeast
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
steal
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
stealin
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
suggested
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
Susko
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
sway
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
tax
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
territory
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
there
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
towns
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
um
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From this reading "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um--um--" "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
up
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From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
villages
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
visited
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HURRICANE IN THE JUNGLE On and on went the expedition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there.
white
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From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the past many small towns and villages had been visited where there were more or less white people; but now they reached a territory where the blacks held full sway, with--but this was rarely--a Christian missionary among them.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, um tax.
