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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 They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
apart
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
boots
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
BROTHER
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
came
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From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
Chippy
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From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
day
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
distance
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
eyes
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
feared
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From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
found
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From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
glued
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
good
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From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
great
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
ground
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
hobnailed
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
instantly
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
keep
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
last
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From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
man
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
mile
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From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
new
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
other
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
parted
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
passage
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
patch
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From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
patrol
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
powerful
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
recent
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
right
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From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
SCOUT
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
sign
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
soft
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From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
spoor
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From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
still
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
There
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
three-quarters
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From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
took
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From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
touch
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading THE BROTHER SCOUT They parted instantly, and each took his track, his eyes glued to the ground.
turned
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
very
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
way
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From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
went
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From this reading Chippy went a good three-quarters of a mile, and yet had found nothing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He feared he was not on the right track, for at last he came to a soft patch where spoor ought to have been.
whistles
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was one new track: the man with the hobnailed boots had turned this way, but there was no other sign of recent passage.
work
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From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They could work a great distance apart and yet keep in touch, for their patrol whistles were very powerful, and the day was still.
