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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 One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
accommodate
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From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
apotheosis
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
BACK
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bare
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best
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
brutality
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
brute
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
CAME
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certainties
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
chills
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circumstances
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conditions
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
convict
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From this reading Five thousand miles with convict convoys----!
convoys
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From this reading Five thousand miles with convict convoys----!
days
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discomfort
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
Five
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
force
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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haunts
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heart
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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hold
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
HOPE
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HOW
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humanity
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
imagination
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From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
invalid
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
lowest
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
many
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mere
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From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
miles
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
mud
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
needed
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
often
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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Palma
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From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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play
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From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
role
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
sheer
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
shudders
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sight
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From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
simulation
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From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
SLOWLY
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From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
strange
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From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
thousand
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
trampling
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From this reading It is liberty and humanity at its lowest; Might trampling Right in the mud; the apotheosis of sheer brute force and, as often as not, of sheer brutality.
travel
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From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
travelling
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Five thousand miles of travel hold certainties of discomfort under the best of conditions.
very
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From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One shudders at the bare thought of it, when the mere sight of such a travelling party chills the heart and haunts the imagination for days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW HOPE CAME SLOWLY BACK It took Hope Palma many days to accommodate herself to the strange circumstances in which she found herself, but it needed very little simulation on her part to play the role of invalid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Five thousand miles with convict convoys----!
