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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 Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
Admiral
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
admiring
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
adventures
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
atmosphere
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
B
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
becoming
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
big
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
blue
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
bright
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
C
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
clearly
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
day
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
depressed
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
DISTURBED
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From this reading SEBASTIAN IS DISTURBED.
doubt
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
down
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
figure
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
forth
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
frontispiece
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
give
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
given
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
halted
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
historic
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
important
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SEBASTIAN IS DISTURBED.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
journeying
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
Julian
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
K
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
knoll
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
mangroves
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
matters
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
more
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
mustang
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
nature
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
now
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
other
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
palms
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
pretty
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
recognised
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
refused
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
Ritherdon
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
said
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
sea
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
SEBASTIAN
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From this reading SEBASTIAN IS DISTURBED.
serious
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
shady
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
some
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
spite
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
subdued
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
suspicion
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
too
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From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
twice
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
very
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From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
way
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From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In spite, however, of his bright and buoyant nature, which refused to be depressed or subdued by the atmosphere of doubt or suspicion--to give that atmosphere no more important name--he recognised very clearly that matters were serious with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "This knoll is becoming historic," Julian said to himself the next morning, as he halted the mustang where twice he had halted it before, when he had been journeying the other way from that which he had now come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Make a pretty frontispiece, too, with its big shady palms and the blue sea beyond the mangroves down below."
world
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From this reading "When, some day, the life and adventures of Admiral Ritherdon, K.C.B., and so forth, are given to an admiring world, it must figure in them.
