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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 Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
all
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
any
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
Baber
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
back
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
blank
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
Burton
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
carried
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
Co
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
collect
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
day
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
days
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
distance
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
down
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
ended
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From this reading That story was now over; it had ended, and there was no more of it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
far
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
Gervase
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
get
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
gone
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
got
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That story was now over; it had ended, and there was no more of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
hour
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
hurried
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
interest
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
issue
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That story was now over; it had ended, and there was no more of it.
landed
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
like
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
man
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
misadventure
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
mishaps
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
monotonous
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
more
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From this reading That story was now over; it had ended, and there was no more of it.
Needless
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
newspaper
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That story was now over; it had ended, and there was no more of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
now
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
numbers
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That story was now over; it had ended, and there was no more of it.
public
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
Queenstown
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
railway
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
say
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
screw
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
sea
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
spoke
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
stone
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From this reading Burton, Baber, & Co. had gone down like a stone in that sea of mishaps and misadventure; the public interest had deserted it, and no man spoke of it any more.
story
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
taking
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From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
there
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From this reading That story was now over; it had ended, and there was no more of it.
thirsted
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From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
unmelodious
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From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Needless to say, however, that monotonous as the days were, and blank the distance, time and the hour, and that unmelodious screw got through them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gervase landed at Queenstown, taking with him every newspaper he could collect as he hurried to the railway.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to be sure, all that he could get was the issue of that day, not the now far back numbers which would have carried on the story for which he thirsted.
