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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 I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
account
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
ahead
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
back
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From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
becoming
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brassy
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
called
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From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
chattering
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
dew
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
difficult
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
ears
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
elephant
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expressing
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far
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fear
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
feet
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
few
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
follow
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
grass
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
heavy
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
hour
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
jungle
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
keep
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
knew
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
men
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
monkeys
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
move
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
other
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
out
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
passed
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
perhaps
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
quiet
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
raising
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
right
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
screaming
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
see
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
shouted
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
shrill
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
slowly
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
spread
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From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
spreading
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
startled
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
still
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
take
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From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
then
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
thicker
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
tiger
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From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
time
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
tracks
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
traveled
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
trumpet
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trunk
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Tungku
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undergrowth
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From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
useless
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From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
uttered
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From this reading We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had perhaps traveled about one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on account of heavy undergrowth, when we were startled by the screaming and chattering of monkeys.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see where the tiger had passed through to the right into the thicker jungle.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, and move slowly within a few feet of each other.
worse
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From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, as he would be worse than useless.
