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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 Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
accompany
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
Aros
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
beaches
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From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
bent
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
breakers
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From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
breakfast
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
child
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
climbed
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From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
cordage
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
docile
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
down
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From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
eagerness
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
examining
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
exploration
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
expose
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
eyes
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
far
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From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
felt
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
footsteps
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
house
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
kept
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
merest
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
now
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
out
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
peril
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
perpetual
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
pitfalls
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
plank
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
pursued
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
pursuit
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
quiet
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
rag
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
retreating
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From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
rock
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
rocks
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From this reading He climbed far down upon the rocks; on the beaches, he pursued the retreating breakers.
Rorie
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
search
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
secured
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
see
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
set
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
shores
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
snares
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
stumbling
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
surf
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
terror
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
treasure
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From this reading The merest broken plank or rag of cordage was a treasure in his eyes to be secured at the peril of his life.
tremulous
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
uncle
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
warmth
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From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rorie set out for the house in search of warmth and breakfast; but my uncle was bent upon examining the shores of Aros, and I felt it a part of duty to accompany him throughout.
weak
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From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
weedy
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From this reading To see him, with weak and stumbling footsteps, expose himself to the pursuit of the surf, or the snares and pitfalls of the weedy rock, kept me in a perpetual terror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was now docile and quiet, but tremulous and weak in mind and body; and it was with the eagerness of a child that he pursued his exploration.
