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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 A VALEDICTION.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
call
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
camped
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
crawling
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
day
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
days
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
death-rate
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
end
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
fact
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
Famine
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
few
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
freer
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
Government
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
Hawkins
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
Head
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
held
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
higher
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
India
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
Jimmy
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
joys
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
Laity
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
learned
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
limits
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
love
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
man
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
master
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
melt
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
move
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
much
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
neatly
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
night
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
noise
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
profanation
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
punishing
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
regarded
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
Scott
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
seriously
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
served
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
sigh-tempests
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
size
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From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
tear-floods
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
telegrams
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
telegraph-wire
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
there
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
tied
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From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
travelled
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
Twere
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From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So let us melt and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; ’Twere profanation of our joys To tell the Laity our love.
VALEDICTION
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From this reading A VALEDICTION.
vision
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the end of a few days’ crawling Scott learned something of the size of the India which he served, and it astonished him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
work
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From this reading It was punishing work, even though he travelled by night and camped by day; but within the limits of his vision there was no man whom Scott could call master.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was as free as Jimmy Hawkins—freer, in fact, for the Government held the Head of the Famine tied neatly to a telegraph-wire, and if Jimmy had ever regarded telegrams seriously, the death-rate of that famine would have been much higher than it was.
