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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 Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
alarm
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From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
almost
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
bowstring
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
BRAZIL
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From this reading IN BRAZIL.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
came
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
caught
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
checked
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
close
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
cry
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
directed
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
fall
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
fifty
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
followed
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
given
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From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
heels
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
hut
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
huts
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN BRAZIL.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
latter's
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
loud
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
off
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
once
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
out
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
Pita
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
ran
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
rose
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From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
run
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
several
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From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
shouts
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From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
some
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
sound
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
started
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
Stephen
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
stifled
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
then
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
throats
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From this reading But the alarm had been given, and loud shouts rose from several throats.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
tree
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
turned
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
turning
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From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
twang
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Pita followed him, while close on the latter’s heels Stephen came out, and turning off at once behind the next hut, started at a run.
yards
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From this reading He ran, as directed, some fifty yards behind the huts, and then turned and struck off across the open towards the tree.
yell
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From this reading As he did so he caught the sound of the twang of a bowstring, followed by a stifled cry and a fall, then came a loud yell, checked almost before it was uttered.
