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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 She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
arduous
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
assuredly
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
Brenda
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From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
bronzed
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
campaign
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
confidences
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From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
dangerous
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
death
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
delighted
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
England
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
exchange
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From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
fit
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
go
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From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
grave
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
hardened
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
Harold
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
husband
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From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
indeed
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
jaws
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
mercies
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
moved
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
near
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
perhaps
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
pluck
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
Pretoria
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
recovered
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From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
side
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
snatched
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
some
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From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
sufficiently
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From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
tender
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
tenderness
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
thinner
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
toilsome
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
Van
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
way
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
wife
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From this reading It was some time before husband and wife recovered themselves sufficiently to exchange confidences.
words
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From this reading He, on his side, was delighted and moved beyond words at her tenderness, and at her pluck in undertaking a toilsome and dangerous journey to be near him.
work
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From this reading It was indeed Harold--thinner, perhaps, than when he had left England, but bronzed and hardened, and fit in every way for the arduous work of the campaign.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Brenda clung to him as though she would never let him go.
Zwieten
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From this reading She looked upon him as one who had been snatched from the jaws of death; and assuredly he would have found a grave in Pretoria had he been left to the tender mercies of Van Zwieten.
