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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 The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
affair
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
bank
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
bishop
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From this reading "That is the bishop of Zealand."
boat
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
bridge
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
cannot
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From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
East
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
gracious
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From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
happened
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From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
head
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From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
Highbridge
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
instead
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the bishop of Zealand."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
led
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
looking
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
musing
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
nowhere
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That is the bishop of Zealand."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
Palace
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
people
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
Place
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
possibly
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From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
said
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From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
sat
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
saw
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
shallow
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
shook
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From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
some
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
Square
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
strange
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
Street
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
supposed
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the bishop of Zealand."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is the bishop of Zealand."
Then
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From this reading Then he shook his head and said, "It cannot possibly be the bishop himself."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
two
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
walked
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From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
water
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From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The bridge, which he supposed led to Palace Square, was nowhere to be found; but instead, he saw a bank and some shallow water, and two people, who sat in a boat.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading While musing on this strange affair, and without looking to the right or left, he walked on through East Street and over Highbridge Place.
world
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From this reading "Good gracious!" he exclaimed; "what in the world has happened to the bishop? what can he be thinking about?"
Zealand
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From this reading "That is the bishop of Zealand."
