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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 CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
all
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
bearish
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
beats
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
buying
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
CAME
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
circuit
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
coast
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
country
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
cover
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
difficulty
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
disinclined
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
dodging
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
down
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
face
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
feared
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From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
FELL
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
fight
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
FIRE
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
fishing
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
flannel
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
food
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
fortunately
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From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
Frenchmen
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
gave
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
hove
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
HOW
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
intervals
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
invaders
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
join
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
King's
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
lack
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
Le
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
lonely
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
look-out
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
many
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From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
Marchant's
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
muffled
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
Nore
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
only
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From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
questioned
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
regular
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
rendered
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
SEPULCHRE
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
sight
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
smugglers
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
speech
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
talk
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
there
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From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
toothache
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From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
towns
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From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
village
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
villages
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From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
wandered
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
watchmen
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
way
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was only towns we feared, and of those there were fortunately not many.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To cover Le Marchant's lack of speech, we muffled his face in flannel and gave him a toothache which rendered him bearish and disinclined for talk.
WHITED
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From this reading HOW WE CAME UPON A WHITED SEPULCHRE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE We wandered a great way down that lonely coast before a fishing village hove in sight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the villages we had no difficulty in buying food, and to all who questioned we were on our way to the Nore to join a King's ship and fight the Frenchmen.
wide
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From this reading At regular intervals we came upon watchmen on the look-out for invaders or smugglers, and to all such we gave wide berth, by a circuit in the country or by dodging them on their beats.
