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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 Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
Bhamo
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
case
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From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
China
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
complaining
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
consisted
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
Dempsey
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
difference
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
elapsed
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
enforced
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
exile
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
fact
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
finished
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
fishing
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
frontier
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
get
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From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
Grantham
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
greater
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
Gregory
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
Handiman
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
hardness
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
imitating
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
inasmuch
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
join
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
lonely
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
lot
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
main
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
months
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
more
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From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
much
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From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
named
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
Nampoung
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
only
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
outward
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From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
period
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
places
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
portion
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
regiment
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
spent
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
station
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
subaltern
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From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
taken
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From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
then
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From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The only difference consisted in the fact that Captain Gregory and his subaltern Dempsey, having finished their period of enforced exile, had returned to Bhamo to join the main body of their regiment.
together
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From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
traveller
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
Two
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From this reading Two months had elapsed since the mysterious traveller from China had left the lonely frontier station at Nampoung.
unfortunate
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From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
very
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From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In outward appearance it was very much the same as it had been then.
well
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From this reading It was the more unfortunate in their case that they did not get on very well together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Captain Handiman and a subaltern named Grantham had taken their places, and were imitating them inasmuch as they spent the greater portion of their time fishing and complaining of the hardness of their lot.
