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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 MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
apparition
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From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
bear
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From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
bounding
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
brought
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From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
dark
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From this reading It seemed dark and shaggy; more I knew not.
direction
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
dislodged
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
eyes
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
fell
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
figure
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
gravel
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
great
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
here
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
hill
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
instinctively
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
ISLAND
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
knew
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From this reading It seemed dark and shaggy; more I knew not.
leap
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
monkey
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From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
more
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From this reading It seemed dark and shaggy; more I knew not.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
new
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From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed dark and shaggy; more I knew not.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
pine
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
rattling
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
saw
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed dark and shaggy; more I knew not.
shaggy
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From this reading It seemed dark and shaggy; more I knew not.
side
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
spout
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
stand
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From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
steep
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
stony
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
tell
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From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
terror
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From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
trees
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
trunk
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
turned
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From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN OF THE ISLAND From the side of the hill, which was here steep and stony, a spout of gravel was dislodged, and fell rattling and bounding through the trees.
wise
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From this reading What it was, whether bear or man or monkey, I could in no wise tell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My eyes turned instinctively in that direction, and I saw a figure leap with great rapidity behind the trunk of a pine.
