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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 Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
Adventure
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
antiquities
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
Asia
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
Bandits
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
boy
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
consumption
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
day
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From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
dishonesty
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From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
elect
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
feel
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
Fenn
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
find
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From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
George
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go
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
Greece
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From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
guardian
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
Guide
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
helpless
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
holiday
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From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
hot
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From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
late
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
Lawrence
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
lawyer
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
local
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
lot
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From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
love
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From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
makes
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
Manville
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
Minor
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
Mountain
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
particular
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From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
professor
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
relations
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
says
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From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
somewhere
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From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
Story
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
sunny
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From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
teens
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
there
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
tired
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
travel
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From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
Turkey
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From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
very
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From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They travel first to Greece, where they find a lot of dishonesty, in particular in the crew of the little ship in which they sail to Turkey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lawrence is a boy in his late teens, who has consumption, which makes him feel very tired and helpless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has no relations, but there is a guardian, a local lawyer; and a doctor and a retired professor elect to go to Turkey with him, to look at the antiquities.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He says one day that he would love a holiday somewhere hot and sunny.
Yussuf
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From this reading Yussuf the Guide; or, the Mountain Bandits, being a Story of Adventure in Asia Minor, by George Manville Fenn.
