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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 A STRUGGLE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
Alicia
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
attached
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
black
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
case
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
commonly
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
contrivance
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From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
distance
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
doli
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
drawn
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
dwellers
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From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
East
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From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
England
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From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
familiar
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From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
fort
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
going
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
India
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
inmates
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
keeping
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
large
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
less
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
liable
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
locket
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
means
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
oxen
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
peepul
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
Persian
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
place
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
quest
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
removed
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
revolve
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
Robin
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
round
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
seen
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From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
shaft
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
sight
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From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading A STRUGGLE.
supply
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
There
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
tree
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
Two
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
up
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
very
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
water
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
well
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
wheel
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From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This contrivance, which is never seen in England, is familiar to dwellers in the East.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, under a peepul tree was a well to supply the inmates of the fort with water, and this water, as is very commonly the case in India, was drawn up by means of a Persian wheel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WHEN Alicia went into the fort in her quest after the black locket, Robin, keeping the doli in sight, removed to a place at a short distance where he would be less liable to observation.
yoked
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From this reading Two oxen, yoked to a shaft which is attached to a large wheel, by going round and round the well make the wheel revolve.
