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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 negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
absorbed
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
account
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
all
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
assembled
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
bags
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From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
came
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
committed
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
confusion
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From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
cries
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
crime
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
disturbed
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
drop
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
earth
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
ensued
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From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
fear
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From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
fingers
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
greatest
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From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
ground
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
guards
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
howling
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
jungle
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
Kali
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
keynote
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From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
killed
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From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
lost
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
lumps
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
men
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
moisture
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
much
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
murdered
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
negroes
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
noise
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From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
now
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
Others
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From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
out
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
parched
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
place
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
relieve
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
remaining
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
roaring
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
Samburus
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
Several
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
slit
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From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
spirits
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From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
sucked
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
then
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
threw
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From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
two
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
underlying
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From this reading The greatest noise and confusion ensued, the underlying keynote being one of fear.
up
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
Wa-himas
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From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
water
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From this reading The negroes were not so much disturbed on account of the men having been murdered and a crime committed as they were at having lost their last drop of water, now absorbed by the parched earth of the jungle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At his cries Kali came running up, and after him the two men who were to relieve the guards, and then all the Wa-himas and Samburus assembled, howling and roaring around the place where the crime had been committed.
wicked
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From this reading Others cried that wicked spirits had killed the guards and slit the bags.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several threw themselves on the ground and pulled up lumps of earth with their fingers and sucked out the remaining moisture.
