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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 THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
absolutely
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
accoutrements
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
acquitted
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From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
All
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
ankles
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
bench
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
blame
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From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
bonds
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
bound
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
BRIDGE-BURNERS
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
Brown
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
captured
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From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
consideration
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
cords
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
court-martial
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From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
cut
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
Deck
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
dramatically
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
extended
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
fact
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From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
fast
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
fastenings
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
fence
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
flesh
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
high-spirited
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
humiliated
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From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
Kipps
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
made
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
manacles
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
metaphorically
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
old
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
OPERATIONS
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
pain
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
person
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
physically
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
pierce
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
post
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From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
prisoner
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
said
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
secured
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
some
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
soul
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
strapped
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
straps
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
suffered
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
taken
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
tied
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
tight
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
together
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
too
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From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
uncomfortable
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From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
victim
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From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fastenings were straps, taken from his accoutrements; and they did not cut into his flesh, as cords might have done if they had been tied too tight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All his pain was in the soul, which manacles are dramatically and metaphorically said to pierce when the victim is a high-spirited person.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was not absolutely uncomfortable physically; for Brown Kipps had extended some consideration to him, so that he suffered no pain from the bonds which secured him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Deck had been captured at his post; and this fact humiliated him, though a court-martial would have acquitted him of all blame.
wrists
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From this reading THE OPERATIONS OF THE BRIDGE-BURNERS Deck was alone, a prisoner, his ankles bound together, his wrists strapped behind him, and his body made fast to the old bench against the fence.
