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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After supper, the men asked him if he knew to whom he spoke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
any
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From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After supper, the men asked him if he knew to whom he spoke.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
bid
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
came
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From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
compliments
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From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
disabled
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
down
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
dread
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
far
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
fear
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
finding
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After supper, the men asked him if he knew to whom he spoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
jeweller
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From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
knew
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From this reading After supper, the men asked him if he knew to whom he spoke.
leader
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From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
like
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From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
men
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From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
obliging
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From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
only
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
people
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
reason
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
received
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From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
served
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From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
sit
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
soon
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From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
spoke
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From this reading After supper, the men asked him if he knew to whom he spoke.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
supper
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From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
table
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From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
ten
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From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
up
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From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
waited
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From this reading They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.
walking
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
washed
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From this reading They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.
weak
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From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.
