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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 lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
all
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
almost
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
any
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
aware
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
burning
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
BUSH
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From this reading THE BUSH FIGHT.
circumstances
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
commencement
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
doubt
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
dragged
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
drawn
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
enough
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
entertained
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE BUSH FIGHT.
figure
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
fire
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
form
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
grass
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
Harry
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
heard
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
Heathcote
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
ignite
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
intentional
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
lighted
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
line
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
luckily
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
man
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
many
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
near
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
occasion
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
premeditated
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From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
rate
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
see
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
seen
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
spot
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From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
steps
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From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUSH FIGHT.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
torch
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been luckily near enough to the spot to see almost the commencement of the burning, and was therefore aware of its form and circumstances.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Harry Heathcote had on this occasion entertained no doubt whatever that the fire had been intentional and premeditated.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He almost wondered that he had not seen the figure of the man who had drawn the torch, or at any rate heard his steps.
yards
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From this reading A lighted torch must have been dragged along the grass, so as to ignite a line many yards long all at the same time.
