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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 seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
appears
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
assisting
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
base
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
begging
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
branch
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
brotherhood
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
built
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
castle
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From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
children
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
close
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
community
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
contrived
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
dependants
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
distinctly
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From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
eagle's
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
employ
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
families
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
far
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
foundation
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
height
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From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
how
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
impend
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
inconvenient
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
industry
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
inhabitants
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
knight
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
labor
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
latter
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
live
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
married
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
means
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
nest
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
now
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From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
old
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
out
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
people
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
perpetuate
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
precipice
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
pretty
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From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
reach
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
saw
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
see
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From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
seemingly
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
settled
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
shelter
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
singularity
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
strange
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
street
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
there
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
town
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From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
village
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From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to impend over the precipice; and close to the base of the latter we saw the street of a town on as strange and inconvenient a foundation as ever one was built upon.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could now see the castle on the height pretty distinctly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I suppose the inhabitants of the village were dependants of the old knight of the castle; his brotherhood of robbers, as they married and had families, settled there under the shelter of the eagle's nest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
women
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From this reading I cannot imagine how they employ themselves except in begging, and even that branch of industry appears to be left to the old women and the children.
world's
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From this reading But the singularity is, how a community of people have contrived to live and perpetuate themselves so far out of the reach of the world's help, and seemingly with no means of assisting in the world's labor.
