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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 After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
all
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From this reading It was the feast of St Tryphon, all praise to him!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
awoke
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
brain
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
brings
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From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
cell-like
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
consolation
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From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kortes said that I could not be executed that day.
day
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From this reading Kortes said that I could not be executed that day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
enemy
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
executed
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From this reading Kortes said that I could not be executed that day.
feast
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From this reading It was the feast of St Tryphon, all praise to him!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
Helplessness
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From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the feast of St Tryphon, all praise to him!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
ISLAND
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From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
JUSTICE
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From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
kind
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
Kortes
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From this reading Kortes said that I could not be executed that day.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kortes said that I could not be executed that day.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
own
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From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
peculiar
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From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
planning
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
pockets
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
praise
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From this reading It was the feast of St Tryphon, all praise to him!
relaxation
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
room
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
said
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From this reading Kortes said that I could not be executed that day.
scheming
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
sit
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
St
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From this reading It was the feast of St Tryphon, all praise to him!
streaming
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
sun
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kortes said that I could not be executed that day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND Helplessness brings its own peculiar consolation.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
Tryphon
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From this reading It was the feast of St Tryphon, all praise to him!
vouchsafed
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
week's
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
whitewashed
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From this reading This relaxation was vouchsafed to my brain when I awoke in the morning and found the sun streaming into the whitewashed cell-like room.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
wonder
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From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After a week’s planning and scheming what you will do to the enemy, it is a kind of relief to sit with hands in pockets and wonder what the enemy may be pleased to do with you.
