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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 There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
adventure
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From this reading Keenly alive to the adventure, we obeyed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
alive
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From this reading Keenly alive to the adventure, we obeyed.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
bade
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
came
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From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
carpeted
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
circuit
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From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
closely
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
dance
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
deal
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
dewy
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
distance
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
entered
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
faces
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
farthest
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From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
fern
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
follow
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
full
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
getting
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
growing
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
hood
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
hour
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
house
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
ill-natured
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
KeenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Keenly alive to the adventure, we obeyed.
lake
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From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
lighted
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
midnight
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
minute
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
moon
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
mystery
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
obeyed
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From this reading Keenly alive to the adventure, we obeyed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
out
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
people
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
Rartoo
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
robes
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
shore
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From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
some
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
space
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
species
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
taking
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From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
Tamai
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
tappa
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
tell-tales
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
There
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
throwing
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Keenly alive to the adventure, we obeyed.
together
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From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
two
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
up
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From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
village
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From this reading An hour or two before midnight, Rartoo entered the house, and, throwing robes of tappa over us, bade us follow at a distance behind him; and, until out of the village, hood our faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Keenly alive to the adventure, we obeyed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some ill-natured people—tell-tales—it seemed, in Tamai; and hence there was a deal of mystery about getting up the dance.
wide
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From this reading At last, after taking a wide circuit, we came out upon the farthest shore of the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a wide, dewy, space; lighted up by a full moon, and carpeted with a minute species of fern growing closely together.
