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27th
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
apart
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
August
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
begin
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From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
Benito
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
bring
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
conditions
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From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
days
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We must do so, however,” replied Manoel.
enough
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
fallen
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
find
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From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
five
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
how
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From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “We must do so, however,” replied Manoel.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
just
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From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
living
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
Manoel
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
mortally
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must do so, however,” replied Manoel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
only
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
perhaps
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must do so, however,” replied Manoel.
risen
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
rises
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From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
said
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
search
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
six
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We must do so, however,” replied Manoel.
sun
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
surface
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From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
three
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
Torres
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
two
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
unlucky
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From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
up
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
vain
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
water
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we begin again under the same conditions we may be just as unlucky.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
wounded
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From this reading “If Torres,” answered Manoel, “had fallen into the water living, and not mortally wounded, it would take five or six days; but as he only disappeared after being so wounded, perhaps two or three days would be enough to bring him up again.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
yesterday's
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From this reading On the morrow, the 27th of August, Benito took Manoel apart, before the sun had risen, and said to him: “Our yesterday’s search was vain.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes,” continued Benito; “but suppose we do not find the body, can you tell me how long it will be before it rises to the surface?”
