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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 After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
alive
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
arrows
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
away
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
bound
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From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
coat
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
colonel
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From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
Court
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
crowd
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
cutting
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
delivered
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From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
door
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
ease
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
eat
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
especially
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
face
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
five
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
gently
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
ground
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
guard
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
hours
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
house
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
impudence
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
keep
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
made
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
man
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
much
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
officers
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
ordered
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From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
out
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
penknife
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
pocket
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
put
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From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
ran
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
sat
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
saw
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
screamed
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
seized
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From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
set
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
shoot
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
six
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From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
some
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
soon
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
strings
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From this reading But I soon set them at ease, for, cutting the strings he was bound with, I put him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
strong
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
terribly
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From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
two
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From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The poor man screamed terribly, and the colonel and his officers were much distressed, especially when they saw me take out my penknife.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After about two hours the Court retired, and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd, some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I put five of them into my coat pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a face as if I would eat him alive.
