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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 We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
absence
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
animals
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
appear
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From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
arrived
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From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
attracted
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
audience
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
back
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
beings
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
big
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
bolder
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
brutes
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
came
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
certain
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
chattering
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
completed
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
conversation
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
different
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From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
fairly
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
first
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
greatly
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From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
grew
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
hacking
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
home
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
human
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
hundreds
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
including
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
jungle
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
kampong
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
knew
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
large
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
left
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From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
Long
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
looked
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From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
many
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
molest
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
Omar's
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
orang-outangs
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
parangs
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
realize
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
reassure
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
screaming
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
smaller
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From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
some
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
stage
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hacking of the parangs and the conversation attracted hundreds of jungle animals, including many of the smaller orang-outangs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
there
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From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
two
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
watching
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
way
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From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The jungle as we left it did not appear greatly different from the way it looked when we arrived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long before the two big brutes came back to their home, we were on our way to Omar's kampong, with the first stage of the work completed.
work
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From this reading We did not molest them, and they grew bolder, until we had a large, chattering, screaming audience watching us work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I knew that the orang-outangs would realize that some one had been there, and yet I was fairly certain that the absence of human beings would reassure them.
