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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 Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
ABODES
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From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ain't
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From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
All
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From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
angrily
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
bottom
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From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
cast-iron
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From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
CAVERNnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
COINERS
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From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
convinced
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
don't
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
else
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exclaimed
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
feet
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foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
going
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
harm
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
Hold
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
idle
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
jerking
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From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
like
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
machine
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made
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From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
Master
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
more
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
much
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
Ned
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
OATH
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From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
prating
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
PROMISE
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From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
reached
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From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
RELEASE
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From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
say
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
shivering
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
SUBTERRANEANadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COINERS’ CAVERN—SUBTERRANEAN ABODES—THE OATH—THE RELEASE—THE PROMISE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
Tim
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From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “I don’t much like this, Master Ned,” exclaimed Tim, shivering, “where can we be going to?”
Wildfire
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From this reading “All right, Master, but I ain’t Wildfire Ned, you know; I ain’t made of cast-iron.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
words
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From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tim would have added something else, but a violent jerking of the machine under his feet convinced him that they had reached the bottom.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hold your tongue, you prating fool,” replied Ned, angrily, “your idle words will do more harm than good; do you hear me say anything?”
