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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 THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
all
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
anxiously
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From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
awaiting
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
CAME
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
carried
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
climbed
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
Diggings
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
down
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
eyes
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From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
face
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
fate
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From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
followed
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From this reading The grizzly-bearded man had followed the wounded men into the hospital.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
FURTHER
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
ghastly
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
got
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
grim
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
grizzly-bearded
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
HOME
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
Hope
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
Hope's
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From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
horse
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
hospital
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
indications
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From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
inscrutable
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From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
inside
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
jolted
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
lifted
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
listened
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
load
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
Lower
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
man
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From this reading The grizzly-bearded man had followed the wounded men into the hospital.
men
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
out
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
pass
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
Pavlof
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
political
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
prison
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
report
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
see
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
Serge's
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
settlement
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
Sokolof
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
soon
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
stiffly
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
stranger
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
swept
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From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
tarantas
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From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
teléga
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hope's eyes swept his face anxiously for indications of their fate, but found it inscrutable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
THREE
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
Tschak's
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
turned
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From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pavlof had got down stiffly from his horse, and Hope climbed down from the tarantas as soon as Serge's body had been lifted down, and, when he had disposed of the rest, Sokolof came across to them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HOW THREE CAME HOME AND ONE WENT FURTHER As they jolted through the Lower Diggings and the settlement, all who could turned out to see them pass, and so they came at last to the political prison, where Captain Sokolof and a grizzly-bearded stranger stood awaiting them inside the great stockade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
wounded
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From this reading Sokolof listened with a grim face to Lieutenant Tschak's report, while the wounded men were being carried into the hospital and the teléga discharged its ghastly load.
