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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 The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shibusawa alone lingered; he could not sleep.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
armada
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
arrived
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
banks
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
beach
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
BIVOUAC
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
bivouacked
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
calm
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Shibusawa alone lingered; he could not sleep.
eager
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
early
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
encamped
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
far
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
glassy
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
Hakone
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shibusawa alone lingered; he could not sleep.
hills
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
hold
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
infinitude
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
land
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
lay
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
lingered
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From this reading Shibusawa alone lingered; he could not sleep.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
low
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
men
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
midnight
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
miles
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
myriad
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
mystic
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
new
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shibusawa alone lingered; he could not sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
only
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
plunged
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
responsibility
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
ripple
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
sails
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
sand-skirted
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
scarcely
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
sentinel
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
Shibusawa
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From this reading Shibusawa alone lingered; he could not sleep.
shore
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
sleep
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From this reading Shibusawa alone lingered; he could not sleep.
sloping
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
slow
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
slumbered
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
soldiers
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
stirring
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
stretched
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
surface
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
surrounding
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
taken
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
there
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
tramp
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
up
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
visitation
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From this reading They slumbered, and only the slow tramp of the sentinel told of the visitation there encamped.
waded
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From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
wandered
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From this reading A new responsibility had taken hold of him, and his mind wandered into the mystic land of infinitude.
waters
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From this reading The waters lay calm--scarcely a ripple stirring their glassy surface--and long before midnight the soldiers had bivouacked upon the sloping banks far up toward the surrounding hills.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BIVOUAC The armada arrived at Hakone early in the morning, and the myriad sails stretched for miles along the low, sand-skirted beach, while the eager men plunged and waded to the shore.
