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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 When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
appeared
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
APPOINTED
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
ATTENDED
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
AUTHOR
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
beds
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
beheld
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From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
city
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From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
COMES
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
confess
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From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
CONFINEMENT
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
country
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
DESCRIBED
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
DISPOSITIONnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
EMPERORnounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
EMPEROR'S
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
entertaining
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From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
FAVOR
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
feet
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From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
fields
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
flowers
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
forty
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
GAINS
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
garden
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
generally
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
HABITS
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
hand
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From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
high
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
inclosed
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
intermingled
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
judge
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
LANGUAGE
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
LEARNED
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
like
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
LILLIPUT
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
many
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
MEN
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
MILD
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
more
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From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
NOBILITY
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
painted
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From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
PERSON
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
PISTOLS
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
POCKETS
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
prospect
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From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
resembled
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
scene
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From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
SEARCHED
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
SEE
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
seven
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
SEVERAL
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
square
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From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
stang
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
SWORD
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
TAKEN
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
tallest
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
TEACH
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From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
theater
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From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT, ATTENDED BY SEVERAL OF THE NOBILITY, COMES TO SEE THE AUTHOR IN HIS CONFINEMENT—THE EMPEROR’S PERSON AND HABITS DESCRIBED—LEARNED MEN APPOINTED TO TEACH THE AUTHOR THEIR LANGUAGE—HE GAINS FAVOR BY HIS MILD DISPOSITION—HIS POCKETS ARE SEARCHED, AND HIS SWORD AND PISTOLS TAKEN FROM HIM.
town
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From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
trees
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
viewed
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From this reading I viewed the town on my left hand, which looked like the painted scene of a city in a theater.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I found myself on my feet I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the inclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
woods
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From this reading These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high.
