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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 DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
accepted
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
all
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remaining interviews had been between him and Godwyn alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
apparent
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
assisted
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
became
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The remaining interviews had been between him and Godwyn alone.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
believed
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The remaining interviews had been between him and Godwyn alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
case
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
cause
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
conferences
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
constant
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
converse
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
convict
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
danger
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
DARK
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
DEED
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
detection
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
eight
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
eyes
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
few
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
Godwyn
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
grown
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
held
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
hut
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
interviews
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From this reading The remaining interviews had been between him and Godwyn alone.
intimacy
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
Landless
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
leader
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
like
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
lonely
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
love
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
making
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
marsh
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
mender
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
moonlight
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
much
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
neighboring
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
nets
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
night
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
now
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
occasions
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
Oliverian
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
Oliverians
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
other
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
plain
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
plantations
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
remaining
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From this reading The remaining interviews had been between him and Godwyn alone.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
saw
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
set
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
some
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
starlight
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
stealthily
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
straightforward
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
sufferer
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
Three
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
Thrice
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
times
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
truth
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
two
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From this reading In the lonely hut on the marsh, beneath starlight or moonlight, the two had held much converse, and had grown to love each other.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
very
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From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
visit
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
weeks
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From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A DARK DEED Three weeks passed, weeks in which Landless saw the mender of nets some eight times in all, making each visit at night, stealthily and under constant danger of detection.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thrice he had assisted at conferences of the Oliverians from the neighboring plantations, who now, by virtue of his descent, his intimacy with Godwyn, and his very apparent powers, accepted him as a leader.
words
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From this reading Upon the first of these occasions he had set his case before them in a few plain, straightforward words, and they believed him as Godwyn had done, and he became in their eyes, not a convict, but, as he in truth was, an Oliverian like themselves, and a sufferer for the same cause.
