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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 Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
addition
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From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
any
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
called
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
cave
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
caverns
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
Church
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
Cove
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
Devil's
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
difficult
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From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
dry
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
enough
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
entered
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
entrance
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
evil
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From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
extremely
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From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
fashioned
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You say you've put the papers here?"
high
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
ISLES
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
known
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
Kynance
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larger
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
like
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
looks
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
men
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
papers
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From this reading "You say you've put the papers here?"
perfectly
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
put
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From this reading "You say you've put the papers here?"
reach
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
roof
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
say
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From this reading "You say you've put the papers here?"
SCILLY
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
sea
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
seldom
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From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
shaped
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
stated
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From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
StrangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
tides
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
too
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From this reading Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men.
TREASURE
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From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
very
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
visited
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From this reading It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
water
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From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You say you've put the papers here?"
you've
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From this reading "You say you've put the papers here?"
