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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 Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
able
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
all
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
approach
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
arrives
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
Attempt
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
become
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
chapter
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
concert
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
condition
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
converse
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
days
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
desperate
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
ear
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
escape
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
event
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
Failure
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
fell
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
hazards
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
heralded
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
insupportable
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
intelligence
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
interview
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
language
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
like
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
magic
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
Marheyo
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
Marnoo
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From this reading “Marnoo, Marnoo pemi!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
Melancholy
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
more
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
now
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
Once
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
operated
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From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
own
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
pemi
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From this reading “Marnoo, Marnoo pemi!”
preceding
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
related
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
rescue
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
resolved
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
scheme
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From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
Singular
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
situation
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
some
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
sounds
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
stranger
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
Sympathy
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
ten
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again I should be able to converse with him in my own language; and I resolved, at all hazards, to concert with him some scheme, however desperate, to rescue me from a condition that had now become insupportable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
valley
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From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once more the approach of the stranger was heralded, and the intelligence operated upon me like magic.
welcome
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From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such were the welcome sounds which fell upon my ear some ten days after the event related in the preceding chapter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stranger again arrives in the valley—Singular interview with him—Attempt to escape—Failure—Melancholy situation—Sympathy of Marheyo.
