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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 It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They now began the descent of the mountain.
breakfast-time
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
carefully
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
chronometer
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
Climbing
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
cone
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
consulted
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
crater
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
day
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading They now began the descent of the mountain.
down
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
encampment
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
engineer
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
excellent
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
find
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
Gideon
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
hour
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
instrument
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
mountain
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From this reading They now began the descent of the mountain.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
night
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
now
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From this reading They now began the descent of the mountain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They now began the descent of the mountain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
once
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
out
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
Pencroft
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
perfect
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
pocket
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
preserved
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
previous
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
quality
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
reach
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
reached
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
reporter
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
round
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From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
sand
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
sea-water
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
Spilett
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They now began the descent of the mountain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They now began the descent of the mountain.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
thrown
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
up
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From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
watches
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From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
waves
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From this reading That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea-water, as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Climbing down the crater, they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pencroft thought it must be breakfast-time, and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an instrument of excellent quality, a perfect pocket chronometer, which the reporter had not forgotten to wind up carefully every day.
