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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 He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
aimed
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
animal
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
bits
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
braced
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
crags
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
dog
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
dreamily
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
edge
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
falls
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
flee
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
friendly
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
girl
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
greeting
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
hand
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
Hawker
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
hill
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
howling
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
just
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From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
lazily
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
living
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From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
looking
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
missed
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
moss
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
oblivious
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From this reading Hawker lazily aimed bits of moss at the oblivious dog and missed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
pines
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
precipice
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
projected
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
reach
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
red-stained
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
said
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From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
setter
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
Stanley
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
stared
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
stream
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From this reading The girl stared dreamily at the red-stained crags that projected from the pines of the hill across the stream.
tail
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must be fine to have something to think of beyond just living," said the girl to the crags.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
up
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
wagged
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
walked
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From this reading Stanley, the setter, walked to the edge of the precipice and, looking over at the falls, wagged his tail in friendly greeting.
warily
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
white
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From this reading He was braced warily, so that if this howling white animal should reach up a hand for him he could flee in time.
