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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 I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
aloud
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From this reading I cried aloud in my vexation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
beach
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
Blithering
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From this reading “Blithering idiot!”
boat
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
camp
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
carried
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
coffee
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
contents
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried aloud in my vexation.
driftwood
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
fire
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
FoolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fool!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
Ghost's
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
given
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
high
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried aloud in my vexation.
idea
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
idiot
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From this reading “Blithering idiot!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cried aloud in my vexation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
larder
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
making
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
much
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cried aloud in my vexation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
set
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
sight
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
taken
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
There
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
tin
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From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
unloaded
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
up
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From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.
vexation
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From this reading I cried aloud in my vexation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was driftwood, though not much, on the beach, and the sight of a coffee tin I had taken from the _Ghost’s_ larder had given me the idea of a fire.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I had unloaded the boat and carried its contents high up on the beach, where I had set about making a camp.