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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 Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
archaic
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
bellowing
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
big
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
big-game
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
bolt-action
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
boy
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From this reading "Gun, boy!"
breech
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
brought
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
came
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
come
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
cried
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From this reading Mulveen cried.
Earth
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
even
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
Gilbert
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
Gun
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From this reading "Gun, boy!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
least
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
loader
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
Mulveen
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
out
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
provide
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
quickly
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
ramming
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
rifle
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
saurian
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
shell
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From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
splashing
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
stalked
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
swamp
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
thirty-tonner
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From this reading The big saurian--a thirty-tonner, at least--came splashing and bellowing out of the swamp.
thrill
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
up
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From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mulveen had come to Earth for a big-game thrill; it was up to Gilbert to provide it for him--even if he had to let himself be stalked!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gilbert quickly brought up the archaic Earth rifle, ramming a shell into the breech with the bolt-action loader.
