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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 Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
anchor
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
back
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
bars
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
Blefuscu
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
cables
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
came
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
channel
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
coast
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
communicated
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
consulted
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
depth
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
down
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
eight
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
Empire
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
enemy's
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
European
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
experienced
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
feet
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
fifty
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
fleet
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
formed
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
gave
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
glumguffs
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
high
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
hillock
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
house
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
hundred
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
iron
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
island
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
Lilliput
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
lying
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
Majesty
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
measure
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
men-of-war
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
middle
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
most
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
only
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
orders
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
other
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
out
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
parted
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
plan
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
quantity
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
seamen
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
seizing
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
seventy
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
six
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
spy-glassnounUS /ˈspaɪ ɡlæs/
a small telescope used to see distant objects
From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
strongest
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
then
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From this reading I then came back to my house and gave orders for a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
vessels
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
viewed
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
walked
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From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
water
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From this reading I consulted the most experienced seamen on the depth of the channel, and they told me that in the middle, at high water, it was seventy glumguffs (about six feet of European measure).
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I walked toward the coast, where, lying down behind a hillock, I took out my spy-glass, and viewed the enemy’s fleet at anchor--about fifty men-of-war, and other vessels.
whole
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From this reading It was not long before I communicated to his Majesty the plan I formed for seizing the enemy’s whole fleet.
wide
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
yards
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From this reading The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
