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act
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From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
afterward
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From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
all
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
apprehensive
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
Augustus
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
box
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
bulkheadnounUS /ˈbʌlkˌhɛd/
an upright partition inside a ship
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
communicated
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
confinement
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
detested
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
endure
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From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
entered
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From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
fully
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From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
hole
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From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
how
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From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
impatience
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
leading
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
leave
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
missed
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
narration
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
near
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
once
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From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
otherwise
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From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
particulars
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From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
place
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
present
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From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
reconnoiter
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From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
remain
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From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
resolved
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From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
Tiger
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From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until afterward that he entered fully into all the details.
way
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From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We resolved to make our way at once to the hole in the bulkhead, near which I was to remain for the present, while he went through to reconnoiter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The leading particulars of this narration were all that Augustus communicated to me while we remained near the box.
wild
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From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was apprehensive of being missed, and I was wild with impatience to leave my detested place of confinement.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To leave Tiger in the box was what neither of us could endure to think of, yet, how to act otherwise was the question.
