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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 All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
accompany
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From this reading Herbert wished to accompany him.
All
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
angle
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
Anxiety
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
back
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From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
better
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
boy
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
cliff
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
climbed
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
direction
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
encampment
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
few
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
find
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
friend
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
friends
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From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
grub
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
hastened
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
Herbert
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From this reading Herbert wished to accompany him.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Herbert wished to accompany him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
hours
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
longed
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
Neb
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
Negro
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
news
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
once
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
place
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
prepare
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
rather
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
rejoin
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
reporter
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
round
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
said
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
sailor
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
shell-fish
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
soon
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
sprang
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
steps
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From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
Stop
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
taken
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
telling
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anxiety hastened his steps, for he longed to obtain news of his friend, and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff.
try
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From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
up
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From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
want
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From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Stop here, my boy,” said the sailor; “we have to prepare an encampment, and to try and find rather better grub than these shell-fish.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Our friends will want something when they come back.
wished
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From this reading Herbert wished to accompany him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All at once the reporter sprang up, and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place, he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.
