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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 THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
asleep
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
avenue
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
bars
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From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
British
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
bucket
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
building
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
caitiffs
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
CALABOOSE
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
cells
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
cleared
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
cocoa-nut
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
consulate
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
corner
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
court
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From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
deathly
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
destination
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From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
DESTINY
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
DOOR
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
doors
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
drinking-cup
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
ends
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
face
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
floor
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
full
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
furniture
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
grass
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
grassy
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From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
harboured
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
Huish
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
littered
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From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
locked
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
low
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
mark
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From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
mat
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
mouth
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
mutinous
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
occupation
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From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
once
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
opened
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
piece
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
ragged
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
rectangular
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
remaining
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
rotting
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
rusty
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From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
seven
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
shady
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
shell
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
Six
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
some
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
sprawled
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
three
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
townward
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
traces
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From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
vagrant
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From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
waifs
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
water
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From this reading The floor of one of the cells had been a little cleared; a bucket (the last remaining piece of furniture of the three caitiffs) stood full of water by the door, a half cocoa-nut shell beside it for a drinking-cup; and on some ragged ends of mat Huish sprawled asleep, his mouth open, his face deathly.
western
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From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
whalermen
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From this reading Six or seven cells opened from the court: the doors, that had once been locked on mutinous whalermen, rotting before them in the grass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE OLD CALABOOSE--DESTINY AT THE DOOR The old calaboose, in which the waifs had so long harboured, is a low, rectangular enclosure of building at the corner of a shady western avenue and a little townward of the British consulate.
windows
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From this reading No mark remained of their old destination, except the rusty bars upon the windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
wreckage
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From this reading Within was a grassy court, littered with wreckage and the traces of vagrant occupation.
