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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
became
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From this reading Naturally they became emaciated and feeble.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
called
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
comfort
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From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
dinner
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
emaciated
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From this reading Naturally they became emaciated and feeble.
evening
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
evenings
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
exceedingly
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
experiences
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From this reading Most of them were men of varied experiences.
feeble
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From this reading Naturally they became emaciated and feeble.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
fruit-bearing
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
fruits
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
going
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From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
hard
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
hardship
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From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
incidents
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
lived
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
lives
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
Lyra
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From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
meal
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
members
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
men
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From this reading Most of them were men of varied experiences.
Most
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From this reading Most of them were men of varied experiences.
movable
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally they became emaciated and feeble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
once
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
past
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
Rondon
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From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
sometimes
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
stories
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
suffering
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From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
supper
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them were men of varied experiences.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
title
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From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
trees
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
trips
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From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
varied
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From this reading Most of them were men of varied experiences.
various
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
very
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
weeks
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From this reading On this very plateau they had once lived for weeks on the fruits of the various fruit-bearing trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of them were men of varied experiences.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the evenings, after supper or dinner--it is hard to tell by what title the exceedingly movable evening meal should be called--the members of the party sometimes told stories of incidents in their past lives.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rondon and Lyra told of the hardship and suffering of the first trips through the wilderness across which we were going with such comfort.
