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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 LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
backed
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
bow
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From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
cedars
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
certainly
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From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
direction
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
fellow
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
Firefly
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
five
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
forest
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
Lake
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
leading
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
LOST
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From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
mass
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
miles
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
Narsac
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
nodding
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
other
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
rocks
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
rough
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
rowboat
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From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
said
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
scene
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From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
side
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
Snap
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From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
stream
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
SWAMP
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From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
taking
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From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
tall
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
tangled
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
underbrush
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
up
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
watercourse
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From this reading On one side of the watercourse were rough rocks and on the other a tangled mass of underbrush, backed up by rocks and tall cedars.
way
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
Whopper
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading LOST IN THE SWAMP "This is certainly a wilderness!"
winding
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From this reading They had left Firefly Lake five miles behind them and were on the winding stream leading to Lake Narsac.
woods
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From this reading "A fellow could never make his way through such a woods as that," said Whopper, nodding in the direction of the forest.
words
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From this reading It was Snap who uttered the words, as he stood in the bow of the rowboat, taking in the scene before him.
