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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 Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
affair
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
boys
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From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
coming
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
conclusion
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
Denzil
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
distance
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
finding
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
flats
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
go
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
gone
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
got
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
Gracie
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
heavily
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
Jack
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
Jim
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
meet
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
missed
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
occupant
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
occur
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
only
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
out
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
poked
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
presently
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
racing
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
ran
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
Rimmer
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
Salamis
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
sand-boat
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
sands
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
satisfactory
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
saw
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From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
search
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
see
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From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
seen
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From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
Seth
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
shoulder
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
Sir
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
size
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From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
solitary
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
Then
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
up
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
watched
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jack, when presently he had seen the little affair at Salamis to a satisfactory conclusion, missed Jim and went out in search of him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He could see by the size of him that it was one of the boys, but could not tell which.
wildly
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
windows
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From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He poked about the courtyard without finding him, and only when he got outside, and saw that the _Gracie_ was gone, did it occur to him that Jim had gone with her.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From his windows Sir Denzil had watched the sand-boat go racing wildly up the flats, and had wondered at its solitary occupant.
young
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From this reading Then in the distance he saw young Seth Rimmer coming heavily over the sands with something over his shoulder, and he ran to meet him.
