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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 few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
accused
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
acted
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From this reading And besides, how could he have acted otherwise?
All
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From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
allowed
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From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
assembled
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
away
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
Benito
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And besides, how could he have acted otherwise?
blow
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From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And besides, how could he have acted otherwise?
despair
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
destroyed
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
distracted
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
entreaties
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
fallen
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From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
family
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
father
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
few
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
get
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From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
hours
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
how
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From this reading And besides, how could he have acted otherwise?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
just
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From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
large
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
later
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
made
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
Manoel
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
moments
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
otherwise
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From this reading And besides, how could he have acted otherwise?
out
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From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
Padre
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
Passanha
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
prisoner
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From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
probably
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
raft
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
room
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
sight
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From this reading But he was never allowed to get out of sight; he was never left alone.
sister
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
there
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From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
whole
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From this reading A few hours later the whole family had returned to the raft, and were assembled in the large room.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All were there, except the prisoner, on whom the last blow had just fallen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
Yaquita
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
youth
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From this reading Benito was quite overwhelmed, and accused himself of having destroyed his father, and had it not been for the entreaties of Yaquita, of his sister, of Padre Passanha, and of Manoel, the distracted youth would in the first moments of despair have probably made away with himself.
