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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 Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
all
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
atmosphere
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
bay
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
breeze
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
business
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
calmer
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
catching
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
city
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
constant
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
cool
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
DESOLATE
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From this reading THE FISHERMAN’S DWELLING--HOME MADE DESOLATE.
dwell
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From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
DWELLING
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From this reading THE FISHERMAN’S DWELLING--HOME MADE DESOLATE.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
facilities
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From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
families
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From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
few
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From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
fish
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
FISHERMAN'S
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From this reading THE FISHERMAN’S DWELLING--HOME MADE DESOLATE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
grounds
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
healthy
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
HOME
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From this reading THE FISHERMAN’S DWELLING--HOME MADE DESOLATE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
induced
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From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
invited
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From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
Leddam
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
lived
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
Lonely
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
MADE
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From this reading THE FISHERMAN’S DWELLING--HOME MADE DESOLATE.
man
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
market
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
obtained
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
ocean
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
other
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
oysters
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
persons
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
procuring
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From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
rendered
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
sea
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
shaded
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
side
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
sold
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
spot
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
subsistence
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
supply
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FISHERMAN’S DWELLING--HOME MADE DESOLATE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
toiling
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
trees
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
unpleasant
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From this reading Lonely as the village was, it was not an unpleasant spot; the grounds were shaded by fine trees, and the constant sea breeze rendered the atmosphere cool and healthy.
village
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
washed
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
waters
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
waves
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From this reading The village in which he lived was exposed on one side to the ocean waves, the other was washed by the calmer waters of a bay.
weathers
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From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here a few families were induced to dwell, invited by the facilities for procuring fish.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Richard Leddam was a poor man, who obtained a subsistence by toiling in all weathers in catching fish and oysters, which he sold to persons whose business it was to supply the city market.
