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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 He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
absence
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
almost
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
animal
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From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
carrying
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
Charlie
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From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
cocked
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
convinced
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From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
courageous
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
curved
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
declared
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
discharge
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
dismounted
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From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
double-barrelled
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
edge
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
elephant
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From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
elephants
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
elicit
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
fireworks
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
follow
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
followed
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
four
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
gone
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From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
guns
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
heard
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
heavy
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
Hossein
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
Hossein's
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
hour
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
immediately
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
jungle
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
luncheon
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
most
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
moved
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
once
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
partaken
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
prepared
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
rajah's
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
razor
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
recommenced
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
response
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
rifle
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
sat
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
shade
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
sharpened
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
shikaris
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
similar
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
slightest
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
some
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
sound
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
steps
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
Three
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From this reading Three or four of the most courageous shikaris, with cocked guns, followed in Hossein's steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
trees
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From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
tulwar
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading After having sat for an hour under the shade of some trees, and partaken of luncheon, the party again moved forward on their elephants to the jungle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this had gone on for half an hour, Charlie, convinced that the animal was dead, dismounted from his elephant.
watchers
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From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
weapon
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From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The watchers declared that no sound, whatever, had been heard during their absence; nor did the discharge of fireworks, which at once recommenced, elicit the slightest response.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had with him a heavy, double-barrelled rifle of the rajah's; and Hossein, carrying a similar weapon, and a curved tulwar which was sharpened almost to a razor edge, prepared to follow immediately behind him.
