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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 A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
allowed
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
boys
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
brush
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
brushwood
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
captives
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From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
case
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From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
caution
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
climbed
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
crawl
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
encamped
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From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
extending
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
extreme
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
feet
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
fifty
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
find
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From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
gaze
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
grass
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
hill
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From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
hunters
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
Indians
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From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
Joe
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From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
low
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
men
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
met
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
mile
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
miles
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
out
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From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
pioneers
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
plain
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
quarter
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
ridge
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
several
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
slope
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From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
soon
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From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
SPARE
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From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
tall
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
Then
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
top
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
trees
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With extreme caution the hunters and pioneers climbed the slope until about fifty feet from the ridge.
valley
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From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
very
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From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the men and boys were allowed to crawl among the trees and brushwood to the very top and look over into the valley below.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
width
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From this reading A plain of tall grass and low brush met their gaze, extending for quarter of a mile in width and several miles in length.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “In that case we will soon find out whom they have as captives with them.”
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH NO TIME TO SPARE “The Indians are encamped in the valley beyond this hill!” cried Joe.
