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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 MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
beaten
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
big
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
boy
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
bruised
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
bruises
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
cease
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
clay
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
cleft
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
climbing
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
crawling
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
crevices
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
crying
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
dawn
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
deep
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
determinedly
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
down
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
drenched
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
drop
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
escape
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From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
excepting
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
fast
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
forcing
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
hard
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
intervals
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
light
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From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
making
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
MARTIN
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
masses
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
minutes
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
misery
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
nature
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
nice
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
night
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
Now
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
openings
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
other
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
pain
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
patch
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
PLAYS
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
prisoner
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
progress
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
resolute
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
roar
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
rocks
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
sea
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
see
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
set
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From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
shut
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
sky
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
small
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
sore
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
spent
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
stones
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
struggling
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
tears
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
there
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
three
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
tired
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
trying
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From this reading No sooner was it light than Martin set about trying to make his escape.
two
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
up
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From this reading But Martin was by nature a very resolute little boy, and after two or three minutes' rest his tears would cease, and he would be up struggling on determinedly as before.
very
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
washed
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
water
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
wave
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From this reading He had been washed by that big wave into a deep cleft among the rocks and masses of hard clay, and shut in there he could not see the water nor anything excepting a patch of sky above him.
WAVES
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From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
weak
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From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARTIN PLAYS WITH THE WAVES After a night spent in the roar of the sea, a drenched and bruised prisoner among the rocks, it was nice to see the dawn again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now he began climbing over the stones and crawling and forcing himself through crevices and other small openings, making a little progress, for he was sore from his bruises and very weak from his long fast, and at intervals, tired and beaten, he would drop down crying with pain and misery.
