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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 In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
afterward
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
all
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
Anxious
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
any
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
birdlike
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
call
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
care
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
caught
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
close
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
considered
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
danger
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
eluded
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
escape
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
escaped
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
fact
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
falling
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
few
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
Fred
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From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
gain
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
Godfrey
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From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
improved
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From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
likely
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
minutes
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
narrowest
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
narrowly
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
near
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
occurred
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
only
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From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
opportunity
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From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
picking
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
possible
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
quick
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
return
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
risk
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
run
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
said
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From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
searching
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
Senecas
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From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
signal
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
stepped
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
stone
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
turned
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
utmost
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From this reading It need not be said that Fred Godfrey improved his opportunity to the utmost.
warriors
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
way
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From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
wit
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From this reading Immediately he caught a birdlike call near him, and his quick wit told him it was a signal from one of the warriors searching for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anxious to gain the utmost time possible, he was picking his way with great care, when he stepped upon a stone that turned under his foot, and he narrowly escaped falling.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Having eluded the Senecas who were so close behind him, it was not likely he would run any risk of being caught on their return.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In fact, he might have considered himself beyond danger, and yet the narrowest escape of all occurred only a few minutes afterward.
