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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 At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
advanced
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
appeared
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
aside
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From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
bark
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
bound
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
bread-fruit
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
direct
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
distance
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
enter
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
evidence
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
faggot
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
far
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
few
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
followed
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
freshly
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
further
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
green
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
grove
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
hand
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
held
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
just
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
lay
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
lost
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
merely
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
moisture
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From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
moment
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From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
near
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
now
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
path
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
perfectly
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
picked
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
plot
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
resolved
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
rods
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
said
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
savages
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
shoot
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
shoots
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
skirts
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
slender
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
slippery
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From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
space
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
started
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
steps
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
strip
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
stripped
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
tender
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
thickening
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
thrown
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From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
Toby
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
together
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From this reading The plot was now thickening.--A short distance further lay a little faggot of the same shoots bound together with a strip of bark.
uncertain
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From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
undeniable
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
up
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From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
vicinity
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From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still slippery with moisture, and appeared as if it had been but that moment thrown aside.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I said nothing, but merely held it up to Toby, who started at this undeniable evidence of the vicinity of the savages.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last we resolved to enter a grove near at hand, and had advanced a few rods, when, just upon its skirts, I picked up a slender bread-fruit shoot perfectly green, and with the tender bark freshly stripped from it.
