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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 WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
accident
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
also
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From this reading Then I smelt it also, a sweet pleasant smell of burning, and we sniffed together.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
burning
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From this reading Then I smelt it also, a sweet pleasant smell of burning, and we sniffed together.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
Carre
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From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
carried
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
dawn
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
de
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
dog
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From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
down
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
east
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
effort
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
end
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
ending
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Le Marchant who smelt it first.
food
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
FRIEND
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
hope
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
HOW
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Le Marchant who smelt it first.
just
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
Le
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From this reading It was Le Marchant who smelt it first.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
like
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From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
longer
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
Marchant
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From this reading It was Le Marchant who smelt it first.
marsh
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
much
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
nigh
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
pas
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I smelt it also, a sweet pleasant smell of burning, and we sniffed together.
road
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
rue
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
said
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From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
sans
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
say
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
Sercq
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
sheerest
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
shelter
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
smell
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From this reading Then I smelt it also, a sweet pleasant smell of burning, and we sniffed together.
smelt
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From this reading It was Le Marchant who smelt it first.
smoke
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From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
sniffed
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From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
softening
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
soon
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
starving
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From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
stumbled
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Carre," he said suddenly, "there is smoke," and he stood and sniffed like a starving dog.
sunk
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
sweet
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From this reading Then I smelt it also, a sweet pleasant smell of burning, and we sniffed together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
Then
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From this reading Then I smelt it also, a sweet pleasant smell of burning, and we sniffed together.
there
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From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
together
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From this reading Then I smelt it also, a sweet pleasant smell of burning, and we sniffed together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
warmth
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From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW WE FOUND A FRIEND IN NEED But--"pas de rue sans but!" as we say in Sercq--there is no road but has an ending.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Le Marchant who smelt it first.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, just as the dawn was softening the east, and when we were nigh our last effort, we stumbled by sheerest accident on shelter, warmth, and food,--and so upon life, for I do not think either of us could have carried on much longer, and to have sunk down there in the marsh, with no hope of food, must soon have brought us to an end.
