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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 DANGEROUS COMPANION.
always
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
bath
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
came
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
camp
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From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
caught
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From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
cliff
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
COMPANION
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From this reading A DANGEROUS COMPANION.
cool
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
DANGEROUS
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From this reading A DANGEROUS COMPANION.
days
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
edge
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
eighty
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
feet
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
fell
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
few
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
gone
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
hand
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
heard
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
high
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
hottest
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
hundred
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
natives
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From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
nice
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From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
perpendicular
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
place
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From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
pool
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From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
presently
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
ready
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
said
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From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
shade
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
some
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
sound
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
splendid
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From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
Stephen
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From this reading “It would not be a nice place to be caught by the natives,” Stephen said.
stream
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
trees
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From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
unbrokenly
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
up
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
water
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
waterfall
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We should have our bath always ready at hand, and even on the hottest days it would be cool in the shade of the trees.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a splendid place to camp at the edge of this pool,” the captain said.
yards
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From this reading They had gone but a few hundred yards up the stream when they heard the sound of a waterfall, and presently they came upon a perpendicular cliff some eighty feet high, over the edge of which the water fell unbrokenly.
