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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 In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
accomplished
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
advanced
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From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
Amos
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
avoid
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
Bannister
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
Brook
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
came
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
camped
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
chance
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
continued
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
crossed
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
difficulty
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From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
Early
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
eels
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
electric
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
far
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
few
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
Fish
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
following
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
found
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From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
hesitation
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
hours
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
John
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
journeyed
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
jungle
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
knew
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
longer
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
march
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
meantime
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
mile
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
moment's
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
morning
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
night
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
order
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
Pebbles
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
place
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From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
pool
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
Red
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
route
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
Scarlet
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
soon
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
stealthily
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From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
struck
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
swamp
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
tell
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
together
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
took
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
tunnel
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From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
two
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
up
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
waded
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
way
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From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
west
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From this reading This was a far longer march than that accomplished by Amos; and that night we camped in the jungle--so far as we could tell--a mile or two to the west of the Red Fish.
westerly
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From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We found the tunnel without difficulty, and through this advanced stealthily towards the open place where we knew the Red Fish to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This we crossed, and took up our westerly route, in order to avoid the swamp of which we knew.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Early the following morning we continued on our way, and soon struck the Brook, as chance had it, at the pool of the electric eels, into which we waded without a moment’s hesitation.
Wood
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From this reading In the meantime, John Bannister and I journeyed together through the Wood, and came in a few hours to the Brook of Scarlet Pebbles.
