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abandon
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From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
action
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From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
any
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
arms
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
bound
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
came
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
CLIF
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From this reading CLIF FARADAY'S TEST.
Clif's
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From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
compelled
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From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
concern
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From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
cords
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
devise
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
FARADAY'S
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From this reading CLIF FARADAY'S TEST.
flagship
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
gave
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From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
hold
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
ingenuity
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
intact
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
intended
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From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
intense
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
light
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
movements
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From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
noted
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
observed
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From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
projectiles
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
reason
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From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
releasing
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
Spanish
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
steamer
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
Strain
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
TEST
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From this reading CLIF FARADAY'S TEST.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason they had not observed Clif's movements, and gave themselves no concern about him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
tug
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
watched
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From this reading The excitement among the crew of the Spanish steamer was intense as they watched the light from the flagship and noted the course of the projectiles that came toward them.
way
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From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever may have been his intended course of action, he was at last compelled to abandon it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Strain and tug as he would at the cords that bound his arms, they remained intact, nor could his ingenuity devise any way of releasing himself from their hold.
