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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 Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PICKAXE AND TROWEL.
army
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From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
assistance
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
back
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From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
Barbicane
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
Bay
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From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
board
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
bring
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From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
Club
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
companions
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
country
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
days
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From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
departure
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From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
Eight
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From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
engage
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From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
engineer
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
Espiritu-Santo
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From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
evening
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
fleet
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From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
greater
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From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
Gun
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
inhabitants
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
members
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
Murchison
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
New
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
Orleans
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
PICKAXE
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From this reading PICKAXE AND TROWEL.
preliminary
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
re-embarked
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
set
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
steamboats
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From this reading Eight days after its departure the _Tampico_ returned to the Espiritu-Santo Bay with a fleet of steamboats.
Tampa
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
Tampico
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
Town
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From this reading That same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town, and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the _Tampico_ for New Orleans.
TROWEL
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From this reading PICKAXE AND TROWEL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
work
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town in order to set on foot the preliminary work with the assistance of the inhabitants of the country.
working-stock
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From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
workmen
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From this reading He was to engage an army of workmen to bring back the greater part of the working-stock.
