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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 HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
accumulate
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
actual
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
all
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the new-comers one day was one evidently sick or sorely wounded.
AMPERDOO
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
bargainer
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
barge
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From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
become
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
better
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
CAME
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
carvings
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
coast
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From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
constantly
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
craftsman
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
day
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
difficult
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
difficulty
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
evidently
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From this reading Among the new-comers one day was one evidently sick or sorely wounded.
fact
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
far
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
fence
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
hard
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
heard
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From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
high
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
keener
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
knew
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
managed
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
many
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
money
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
more
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
much
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
new-comers
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From this reading Among the new-comers one day was one evidently sick or sorely wounded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
numberless
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
occurred
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Among the new-comers one day was one evidently sick or sorely wounded.
outer
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
own
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
pass
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
patrolled
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
plans
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
prison
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
see
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
sentries
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
sick
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From this reading Among the new-comers one day was one evidently sick or sorely wounded.
small
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
sorely
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From this reading Among the new-comers one day was one evidently sick or sorely wounded.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
store
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
striving
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
surmount
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
tied
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
up
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From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
upset
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From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
way
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading His party, we heard, had come up by barge from the coast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
wooden
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From this reading I could see my way without much difficulty over the first high wooden stockade, but so far I could not see how to pass the numberless sentries that patrolled constantly between it and the outer fence.
worked
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From this reading HOW I CAME ACROSS ONE AT AMPERDOO I had worked hard at my carvings, and had become both a better craftsman and a keener bargainer, and so had managed to accumulate a small store of money.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And while I was still striving to surmount this difficulty in my own mind, which would I knew be still more difficult in actual fact, that occurred which upset all my plans and tied me to the prison for many a day.
wounded
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From this reading Among the new-comers one day was one evidently sick or sorely wounded.
