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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 As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
Albion
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
all
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From this reading And all the time I was going to a disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
appeared
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From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
approached
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From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
back
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
beat
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From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
become
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
breath
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
Burchell
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have embraced them; I could have wept on their necks.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And all the time I was going to a disappointment.
door
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From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
embraced
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From this reading I could have embraced them; I could have wept on their necks.
fellow-countrymen
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
fellow-passengers
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
Fenn
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
French
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
gave
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
going
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From this reading And all the time I was going to a disappointment.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have embraced them; I could have wept on their necks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
heart
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From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
henceforth
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
humour
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
introduce
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
judged
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
just
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
necks
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From this reading I could have embraced them; I could have wept on their necks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
officers
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could have embraced them; I could have wept on their necks.
Perfidious
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
proposed
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
safe
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
soon
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
specimen
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
stronger
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
studying
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
talked
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From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I could have embraced them; I could have wept on their necks.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
There
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From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all the time I was going to a disappointment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
two
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From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as I judged it safe, and that was not before Burchell Fenn had talked himself back into his breath and a complete good humour, I proposed he should introduce me to the French officers, henceforth to become my fellow-passengers.
wept
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From this reading I could have embraced them; I could have wept on their necks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two of them, it appeared, and my heart beat as I approached the door.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
zest
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From this reading The specimen of Perfidious Albion whom I had just been studying gave me the stronger zest for my fellow-countrymen.
