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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 While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
animal's
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From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
arms
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
back
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
breath
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
came
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
caught
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
coming
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
distant
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
eyes
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From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
firm
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
first
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
forth
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
grim
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
growl
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
lashed
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
like
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
lion
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
lion's
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
low
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
Manley's
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
mountain
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
moving
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From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
mutter
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
off
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From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
only
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From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
outstretched
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
plateau
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From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
remained
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
rocky
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From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
significance
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
statue
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
steady
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From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
storm
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
tail
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From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
take
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From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
Teddy
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
telling
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
Then
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
thing
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From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
thunder
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From this reading Then from the lion’s throat came a low growl, like the first mutter of distant thunder, telling of a coming storm.
tip
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From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
wall
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only thing moving on that rocky plateau was the animal’s tail.
watching
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From this reading THE RETURN Teddy Manley’s breath caught in his throat as he stood, his back to the wall, arms outstretched, watching the mountain lion.
waving
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From this reading It seemed to Teddy that he could not take his eyes off that waving tip.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While the lion remained as firm and steady as a statue, its tail lashed back and forth with grim significance.
