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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 A PRISONER.
all
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
any
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
attempt
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
away
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
back
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
beach
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
boat
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From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
certain
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
chance
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
coast
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
cover
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
cutter
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From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
falling
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
friends
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
Hastings
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
land
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
learnt
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
longer
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
mist
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
other
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
plans
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
PRISONER
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From this reading A PRISONER.
pursue
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
re-embark
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
reach
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
return
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From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
sailed
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
seize
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From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
seizing
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
shore
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
sloop
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
smugglers
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
some
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
then
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From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
there
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From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
Tregenna
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From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All that Tregenna could do, therefore, was to seize the boat they had left upon the beach, and then to return to the cutter.
useless
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
very
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From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
way
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From this reading It was useless to pursue the smugglers any longer, and equally useless to make any plans for seizing them on land on their way back to the sloop.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here he learnt that the sloop had sailed away under cover of the mist, so that there was nothing for it but to take their chance of falling in with her crew on their way back to her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As they had friends all along the coast, it was very certain that they would make no attempt to re-embark from the beach at Hastings, but would reach the ship from some other point of the shore.
