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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 council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
adopted
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
agreed
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From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
air
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
begged
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
breeze
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
briefly
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From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
buccaneersnounUS /buccaneers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
burned
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
coming
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
conspirators
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
dark
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From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
desired
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
duskily
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
embers
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
emissary
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From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
eyes
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
familiar
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
far
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
fire
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
friendly
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
glowed
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
house
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
ironical
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
Jim
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
lasted
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
leaving
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From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
loan
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
loopholenounUS /ˈloophole/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
low
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
moment's
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
nearest
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From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
now
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
out
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From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
re-entered
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
repetition
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
said
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
salute
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
Silver
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From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
some
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
There's
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
together
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From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
tone
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From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
torch
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From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
turned
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From this reading I turned to the loophole nearest me and looked out.
understood
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Silver briefly agreed, and this emissary retired again, leaving us together in the dark.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There’s a breeze coming, Jim,” said Silver, who had by this time adopted quite a friendly and familiar tone.
why
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From this reading The embers of the great fire had so far burned themselves out and now glowed so low and duskily that I understood why these conspirators desired a torch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch.
