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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 pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
alive
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From this reading There were six of the buccaneers, all told; not another man was left alive.
all
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were six of the buccaneers, all told; not another man was left alive.
any
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
apprehensions
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
block
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
bread
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
buccaneersnounUS /buccaneers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were six of the buccaneers, all told; not another man was left alive.
called
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
cask
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
cognac
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
drunkenness
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
feet
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
Five
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
flushed
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
heart
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
horror
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
house
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
increased
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
interior
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
judge
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were six of the buccaneers, all told; not another man was left alive.
lighting
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
man
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From this reading There were six of the buccaneers, all told; not another man was left alive.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
only
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
out
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
perish
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
perished
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
pork
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
possession
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
prisoner
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
realized
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
red
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
showed
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
sign
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
six
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From this reading There were six of the buccaneers, all told; not another man was left alive.
sleep
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
smote
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
sorely
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From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
stores
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
swollen
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From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
tenfold
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen, suddenly called out of the first sleep of drunkenness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
there
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From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were six of the buccaneers, all told; not another man was left alive.
torch
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
up
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were the pork and bread, as before, and what tenfold increased my horror, not a sign of any prisoner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could only judge that all had perished, and my heart smote me sorely that I had not been there to perish with them.
worst
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From this reading The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.
