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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 POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
ash
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
big
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From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
brambles
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From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
checked
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From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
clump
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From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
deep
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
Dick
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
discovered
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
edge
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
feet
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From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
give
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From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
grew
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
growth
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
heart
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
hollow
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
jump
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
just
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
lay
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From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
low
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From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
masked
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
match
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From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
men
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
moved
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
peered
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From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
pipe
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
POACHERS
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
relighted
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
scratch
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From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
seemed
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From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
small
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
smell
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
spurtle
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From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
stopped
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
stronger
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
surprise
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From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beyond the ash lay a big clump of brambles, and Dick peered over them.
There
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From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
three
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From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
very
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From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a scratch and spurtle of a match at his very feet, as it seemed.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He discovered that the growth of brambles masked a deep hollow, and in the hollow lay three men, one of whom was smoking, and had just relighted his pipe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
wonder
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From this reading Dick checked himself just as he was about to give a low whistle of surprise and wonder.
wood
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From this reading THE POACHERS As Dick moved along the edge of the wood, the smell of tobacco grew stronger, and below a small ash he stopped with a jump of his heart.
