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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 It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
adventures
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From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
ashore
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From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
bare-foot
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
beating
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
breast
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
broke
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
cattle
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
cock
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
cold
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From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
dared
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
desert-like
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From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
distance
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
down
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
fear
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From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
friend
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
fro
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
frozen
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
half-past
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From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
hour
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
infinite
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
ISLET
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From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
kind
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From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
land
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From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
lonesome
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From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
man
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
most
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From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
night
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From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
off
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
only
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
perils
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
place
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From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
put
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
sand
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
sea
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From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
shoes
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
sit
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
sound
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
stepping
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From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
surf
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
There
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From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
twelve
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From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
unhappy
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From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
walk
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From this reading To walk by the sea at that hour of the morning, and in a place so desert-like and lonesome, struck me with a kind of fear.
walked
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
weariness
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From this reading I dared not sit down (for I thought I should have frozen), but took off my shoes and walked to and fro upon the sand, bare-foot, and beating my breast with infinite weariness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no sound of man or cattle; not a cock crew, though it was about the hour of their first waking; only the surf broke outside in the distance, which put me in mind of my perils and those of my friend.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half-past twelve in the morning, and though the wind was broken by the land, it was a cold night.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ISLET With my stepping ashore I began the most unhappy part of my adventures.
