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adventure
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
all
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
attacked
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
bite
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
bruised
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
busying
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
camp
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
caused
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
cerebral
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
Challenger
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
Challenger's
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
closely
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From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
creatures
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
day
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
defense
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
down
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
excitement
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
fever
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
give
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
guess
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From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
hardly
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
haunted
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From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
height
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
Hero
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
horrible
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
impression
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
John
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
kept
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
knee
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
lie
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
limp
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
Lord
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
observed
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From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
once
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
only
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
pain
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
Professor
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
put
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
quality
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
raising
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
Roxton
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
some
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
specially
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
strong
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From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
Summerlee
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From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
thickness
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
thorny
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
toxic
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From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
walls
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From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "For once I was the Hero" Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the morning after our first adventure upon the plateau, both Summerlee and I were in great pain and fever, while Challenger's knee was so bruised that he could hardly limp.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So strong was the impression that I told Professor Challenger of it, who put it down to the cerebral excitement caused by my fever.
whole
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From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember that during the whole long day I was haunted by the feeling that we were closely observed, though by whom or whence I could give no guess.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We kept to our camp all day, therefore, Lord John busying himself, with such help as we could give him, in raising the height and thickness of the thorny walls which were our only defense.
