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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 Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
Attack
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
Boat
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bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
Bonadventure's
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
carry
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
Completion
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
cured
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
Document
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employ
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enjoyed
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
evening
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
four
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
Foxes
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
game
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
here's
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From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
hunters
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
indeed
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
Island
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
Jup
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literally
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
loaded
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
made
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From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
master
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From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
men
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
much
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
Neb
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From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
necklace
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From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
Pencroft's
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
pies
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From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
possibly
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
Preserved
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From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
Rigging
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
round
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From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
snipe
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From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
South
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
sport
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From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
store
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From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
teal
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From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here, master," cried Neb; "here's something to employ our time!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
Top
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From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
trial
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Trip
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Triumph
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unexpected
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
Vessel
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
welcome
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From this reading Preserved and made into pies we shall have a welcome store!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the evening the hunters returned, having enjoyed good sport, and being literally loaded with game; indeed, they had as much as four men could possibly carry.
wore
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From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
wounded
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From this reading The Rigging of the Vessel -- An Attack from Foxes -- Jup wounded -- Jup cured -- Completion of the Boat -- Pencroft's Triumph -- The _Bonadventure's_ trial Trip to the South of the Island -- An unexpected Document.
wreaths
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From this reading Top wore a necklace of teal and Jup wreaths of snipe round his body.
