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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Spreading it against the post, he stooped to study it more closely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
arms
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “JOHN SILENCE” ETC.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
bewilderment
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
closely
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From this reading Spreading it against the post, he stooped to study it more closely.
concluded
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
Country
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cross-roads
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
date
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
distances
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
Editors
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ETC
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examining
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
expected
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
four
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
Gazette
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given
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
hopelessly
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
impatience
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Spreading it against the post, he stooped to study it more closely.
JOHN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “JOHN SILENCE” ETC.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
map
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
Martin
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
minutes
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
moorland
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
more
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From this reading Spreading it against the post, he stooped to study it more closely.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
names
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “JOHN SILENCE” ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
originally
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out
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From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
papers
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permission
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Post
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published
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reprint
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several
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
sign-post
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
SILENCEnounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “JOHN SILENCE” ETC.
some
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From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
Spreading
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From this reading Spreading it against the post, he stooped to study it more closely.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moorland cross-roads Martin stood examining the sign-post for several minutes in some bewilderment.
stooped
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From this reading Spreading it against the post, he stooped to study it more closely.
stories
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study
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From this reading Spreading it against the post, he stooped to study it more closely.
thank
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From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
volume
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
Westminster
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From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
wishes
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From this reading The Author wishes to thank the Editors of the _Morning Post_, the _Westminster Gazette_, and _Country Life_ for permission to reprint in this volume stories originally published in their papers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The names on the four arms were not what he expected, distances were not given, and his map, he concluded with impatience, must be hopelessly out of date.
