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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 "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
all
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
baboons
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
branches
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
breakfasted
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
burned
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From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
burning
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
came
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
caught
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
cooked
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
crevices
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From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
day
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
detached
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
distance
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
dropped
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
fell
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
fifty
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
fish
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
fishing-line
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
food
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
forest
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
gaze
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
gone
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
HARTLY'S
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From this reading HARTLY'S STORY.
heat
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From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
hollowly
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
jabbered
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
leaped
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
lion
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
lonely
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
lower
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
mad
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
monkeys
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
moonlit
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
more
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
night
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
once
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
out
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
piece
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
pines
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
plenty
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From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
roar
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
rock
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
rocks
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
salt
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From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
sat
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
sea
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
seek
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
soon
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
split
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
spray
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From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
spreading
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
squirrels
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
STORY
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From this reading HARTLY'S STORY.
sun
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From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
there
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
thousand
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
tree
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
up
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From this reading As for salt, there was plenty of that to be found among the crevices, where the heat had burned up the spray of the sea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
very
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
water
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From this reading "I sat upon a piece of detached rock, and, to seek for food, dropped my fishing-line into the water.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There I soon caught a fish, on which I breakfasted next day, after spreading it, split open, on the rocks, where it was half cooked by the burning sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
whole
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From this reading "When night fell, I came out of the lonely forest to gaze upon the moonlit sea--not that the forest was very _lonely_, after all, as there seemed to be at least fifty thousand baboons, monkeys, and squirrels, which jabbered and leaped as if they had all gone mad, the whole night, from tree to tree, and more than once the roar of a lion came hollowly from a distance, under the lower branches of the pines.
