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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 Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
all
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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
Arundel
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
astern
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
Bass
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
BEACH
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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
evidently
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
far
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
five
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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
Fred
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
group
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
hardly
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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
important
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From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
inaccessible
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
inhabited
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
Island
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
islands
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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
isle
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
King
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
landing-place
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
LINED
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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
most
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From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
notice
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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
now
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
only
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
Ota
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
proceeded
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
Queen
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
quiet
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
Rock
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
SAVAGES
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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
shore
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
small
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From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
story
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From this reading It is nevertheless the most important of all to our story.
survey
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From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Fred Arundel, of the _Island Queen_, now left the island of King Ota far astern, and proceeded to take a quiet survey of the whole group.
treed
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
well
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From this reading This little isle, although well treed, was evidently not inhabited, and had only one landing-place, all the rest of its shore being as inaccessible as the Bass Rock itself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
WHOLE
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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The islands were five in all, although one was so small as hardly to be worthy of notice.
YELLING
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From this reading THE WHOLE BEACH WAS LINED WITH YELLING SAVAGES.
