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a-week
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
action
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
agree
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From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
also
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
authorities
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
band
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
brigands
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
consequence
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
continues
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
Dear
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
demand
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
earth
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
efforts
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
find
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
five
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
hidden
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
honestly
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
increased
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
irritating
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
killed
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
making
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
Maurice
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From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
moment
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
now
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
position
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
pounds
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
power
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
pursuit
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
raised
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
ransom
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
reluctantly
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From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
remaining
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
result
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
say
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
sending
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
Smith
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From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
sorry
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
Stoyan
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
then
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From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
thousand
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
troops
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
truly
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From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
twenty
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
very
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From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They also say that if the pursuit continues, first one and then another of us will be killed, and the ransom for the remaining one will be raised by five thousand pounds a-week.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
worse
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From this reading I tell you honestly that the efforts of the troops can have no result beyond irritating the brigands and making our position worse, and that we are at this moment hidden where I believe no power on earth could find us.
Wylie
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From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dear Wylie,--I am sorry to have to tell you that in consequence of the action of the authorities in sending troops against them, Stoyan and his band have now increased the ransom they demand for us to twenty thousand pounds.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading The ladies agree with me, very reluctantly.--Yours truly, “Maurice Smith.
Zoe
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From this reading “Zoe Smith.
