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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 Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
admitted
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
Aouda
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From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
attended
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
bravely
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
carried
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
circumstances
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
DutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
fight
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From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
Fogg
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From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
fought
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
hurt
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
impossible
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
including
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
killed
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
midst
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From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
mortally
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From this reading Several were wounded, but none mortally.
most
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Several were wounded, but none mortally.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
other
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
Passe-partout
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
Phileas
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From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
prisoners
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
Proctor
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
received
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From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
safe
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From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
say
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
scratch
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From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
Several
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From this reading Several were wounded, but none mortally.
severely
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
simply
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From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
station
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
taken
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
Three
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
travellers
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From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
well
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From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several were wounded, but none mortally.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Three of the travellers, including Passe-partout, had disappeared, but it was impossible to say whether they had been killed or taken prisoners.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which Phileas Fogg simply does his Duty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Aouda was safe, and Phileas Fogg, who had been in the midst of the fight, had not received a scratch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colonel Proctor was one of the most severely hurt; he had fought bravely, and was carried with the other wounded into the station, where he was attended to as well as the circumstances admitted of.
wounded
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From this reading Several were wounded, but none mortally.
