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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 One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
acknowledged
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
all
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
clear
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
dropped
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
fallen
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
far
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
finishing
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
five
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
gave
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
ground
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
gullies
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
halfway
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
Harry
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
line
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
logs
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
marked
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
novel
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
now
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
out
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
pace
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
plenty
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
race
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From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
racecourse
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
racer
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
racers
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
rock
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
rocks
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
rounded
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
slip
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
some
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
soon
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
sped
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From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
sprained
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO WAS THE WINNER?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This left five, and of these Harry was the last as the halfway rock was rounded and the racers sped for the finishing line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
trying
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From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
unlucky
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
up
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From this reading One racer was out of it entirely, having sprained his foot by an unlucky slip on a rock, and another dropped so far behind that he soon after gave up entirely.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It must be acknowledged that the pace was now beginning to tell upon all in the race.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO WAS THE WINNER?
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO WAS THE WINNER?
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
WINNER
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From this reading WHO WAS THE WINNER?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On even ground it would not have been so trying, but it took wind, and plenty of it, to clear some of the rocks, gullies, and fallen logs that marked the novel racecourse.
