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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 This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
Admiral
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
all
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
back
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
blue
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
brass-bound
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
carefully
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
chest
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
coat
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
Denver
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
departed
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
desk
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
dozen
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
exception
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
hat
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have seen so little of you, John.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
heads
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have seen so little of you, John.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
inner
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
John
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
large
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
laying
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
mottled
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
Mrs
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
packed
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
paper
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
placing
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
pocket
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
possessions
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
R
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
rash
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
s
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
sea
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
seals
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
seen
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From this reading "I have seen so little of you, John.
seized
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
sheets
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
sleeve
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From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
small
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
stamps
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
stick
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, John, don't do this rash thing," cried Mrs. Denver, laying her hands upon his sleeve.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
tied
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From this reading He tied these carefully into a small bundle, and placing them in the inner pocket of his coat, he seized his stick and hat.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
unlocked
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
V
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
very
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From this reading This he unlocked, and took from it a dozen or so blue sheets of paper all mottled over with stamps and seals, with very large V. R.'s printed upon the heads of them.
Walker
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From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Doctor Walker had departed, the Admiral packed all his possessions back into his sea chest with the exception of one little brass-bound desk.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have seen so little of you, John.
