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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 While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
affairs
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
apt
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
brood
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
Brownlow
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
Brownlows
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
business
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
crisis
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
dangerous
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
enacted
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
fate
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
gate
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
going
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
gone
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
house
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
how
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
hundred
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
knows
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
lulled
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
man's
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
Masterton
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
moment
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
most
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
much
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
near
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
occupied
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
office
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
out
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
people
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
port
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
REAL
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From this reading THE REAL TRAITOR.
safety
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
sailor
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
scene
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
seaman
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
sees
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REAL TRAITOR.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
things
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
totally
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From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
TRAITOR
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From this reading THE REAL TRAITOR.
unexperienced
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
up
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From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
very
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From this reading And as he had little time to brood over it, it had very much gone out of his mind how near he was to the crisis of his fate.
warier
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From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading An unexperienced sailor when he sees the port near is apt to be lulled into a dream of safety, though the warier seaman knows that it is the most dangerous moment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While these things were going on at the gate of Brownlows, a totally different scene was being enacted in Masterton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Brownlow was at his office, occupied with his business and the people in his house, and the hundred affairs which make up a man’s life.
