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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 After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
all
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
appeal
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
artist
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
assumed
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
away
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From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
blood-red
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
breakfast
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
brilliant
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From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
Burgo
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
dark
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
demolished
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
direction
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
down
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
end
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
erection
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
extreme
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
eye
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
forth
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
Garion
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
geography
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
harbour
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
harbour-master's
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
hastily
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
HELPLESS
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From this reading HELPLESS.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
hours
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
jetty
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
Keep
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
lamp
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
latter
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
lay
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
miniature
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
native
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
necessity
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
night
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From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
office
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
place
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
portfolio
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
Rain
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From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
recollection
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
retained
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
rôle
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
sallied
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
seawards
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
shone
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From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
softly
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From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
spare
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
stick
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
straggling
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
street
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
strolled
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
sufficient
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
sun
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From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
surmounted
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
thereby
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From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
tiny
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
turned
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
village
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
wandering
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From this reading After a hastily demolished breakfast Burgo took his stick and portfolio--the latter in his assumed _rôle_ of a wandering artist--and sallied forth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He retained sufficient recollection of the geography of the place to know in which direction Garion Keep lay, and thereby spare himself the necessity of an appeal to a native.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rain and wind passed away in the course of the night, and next morning the sun shone softly brilliant.
wit
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
wooden
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From this reading But, first of all, he strolled down the one straggling street of the village to the little harbour, with its miniature jetty, at the extreme end of which was a tiny wooden erection, the harbour-master's office, to wit, surmounted by a lamp which turned a blood-red eye seawards during the dark hours.
