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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 Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
According
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
account
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
all
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From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
back
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
day
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From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
days
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
delay
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From this reading There was no time for the least delay.
departure
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From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
early
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From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
endured
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From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
five
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no time for the least delay.
galleries
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
get
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
hard
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
hour
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From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no time for the least delay.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time for the least delay.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
place
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From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
return
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From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
ROAD
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From this reading THE WRONG ROAD!
sufferings
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From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRONG ROAD!
There
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From this reading There was no time for the least delay.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no time for the least delay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I can never tell all the sufferings we endured upon our return.
very
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From this reading Next day, our departure took place at a very early hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no time for the least delay.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
work
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From this reading According to my account, we had five days' hard work to get back to the place where the galleries divided.
WRONGadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading THE WRONG ROAD!