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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
anxieties
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
arrest
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
BATES
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
Beggars
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
came
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
ceased
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
CONCEAL
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
country
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From this reading Jack and his friend Bates had withdrawn to the country.
DEPREDATIONS
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
deserters
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
difficulties
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
dispersion
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
fell
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
FLY
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
friend
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From this reading Jack and his friend Bates had withdrawn to the country.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
FUGITIVES
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
gang
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
gaols
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
greater
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack and his friend Bates had withdrawn to the country.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
hawkers
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack and his friend Bates had withdrawn to the country.
HORNSEY
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
JACK
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
Jack's
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
justice
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
list
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
LONDON
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
OLD
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
principals
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From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
prisoners
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
pursued
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
remainder
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
sham
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
soon
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
succession
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
swell
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From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
THEMSELVESpronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beggars, sham hawkers, deserters, came in succession to swell the list of prisoners in the London gaols.
vagabonds
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
villages
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the arrest or dispersion of the principals of their gang the greater part of Captain Jack’s anxieties and difficulties ceased.
withdrawn
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From this reading Jack and his friend Bates had withdrawn to the country.
WOOD
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK AND OLD BATES ARE FUGITIVES—THEY FLY FROM LONDON AND CONCEAL THEMSELVES IN HORNSEY WOOD—THEIR DEPREDATIONS.
woods
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From this reading The remainder of the vagabonds pursued through the villages and woods soon fell into the hands of justice.
