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all
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
amazement
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
Amschel
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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
appear
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
boat
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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
Chessman
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
darting
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
dining
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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
displayed
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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
efforts
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
eyes
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
face
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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
flanked
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
followed
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
grim
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
heavily
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
irritation
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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
lounge
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
Mayer
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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
method
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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
natives
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
Natt
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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
officer's
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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
other
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
other's
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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
Plekhanov
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
presenting
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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
Roberts
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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
seated
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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
ship's
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
small
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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
spite
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
strode
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
table
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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
there
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
Tulans
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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
two
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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
untouched
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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
Watson
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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.