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accompanied
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jenkins asked, after the captain had welcomed the boys.
all
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
Andy
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
any
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
armed
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jenkins asked, after the captain had welcomed the boys.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
boys
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From this reading Jenkins asked, after the captain had welcomed the boys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
caused
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
changed
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From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
danger
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
darky
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?”
drawn
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
entire
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From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
fact
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
fairly
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
forget
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
fully
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
get
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From this reading “How did you get here so soon?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jenkins asked, after the captain had welcomed the boys.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
How
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From this reading “How did you get here so soon?”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
injuries
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
Jenkins
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From this reading Jenkins asked, after the captain had welcomed the boys.
joyful
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
knowledge
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
longer
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
Mansfield
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
men
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
old
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
once
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
out
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
possible
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From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
proceeded
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
revived
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
sent
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
shaft
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
shortest
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From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
situation
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From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?”
soon
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From this reading “How did you get here so soon?”
space
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From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
surface
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From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
up
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From this reading The old darky revived before he was fairly drawn up, and the fact that he was no longer in any danger caused him to forget his injuries in the joyful knowledge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the shortest possible space of time the entire situation was changed.
welcomed
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From this reading Jenkins asked, after the captain had welcomed the boys.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Captain Mansfield was accompanied by half-a-dozen men, all fully armed, and they at once proceeded to help the little party out of the shaft, Andy being the first who was sent to the surface.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?”
