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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 As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pulled his forelock, and said the boat was ready.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
away
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From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
boat
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From this reading He pulled his forelock, and said the boat was ready.
captain's
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
caught
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
changed
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
cliff
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From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
discomfiture
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
distance
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
don't
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From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
eye
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
face
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
fellow
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From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
find
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
forelock
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From this reading He pulled his forelock, and said the boat was ready.
got
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From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
gravity
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
grin
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
HALL
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From this reading REDE HALL.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
indeed
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
lad's
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
lieutenant
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
man
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
men
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
own
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled his forelock, and said the boat was ready.
quickly
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
ready
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From this reading He pulled his forelock, and said the boat was ready.
REDE
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From this reading REDE HALL.
said
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From this reading He pulled his forelock, and said the boat was ready.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
shore
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
sight
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
supreme
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From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
that's
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From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
too
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
Tregenna
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
well
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man indeed had a grin on his face when the lieutenant first caught sight of him, which changed to a look of supreme gravity when he caught his captain’s eye.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
witness
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From this reading As Tregenna went quickly along the shore, he was not too well pleased to find that one of his own men had been a witness, at a little distance, of his discomfiture at the lad’s hands.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you don’t know who that fellow is that’s got away over the cliff?” said he, sharply.
