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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 In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
all
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
already
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
any
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
blindfolded
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
boat
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
brown
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
Chick
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
chief
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
conducted
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
depended
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
different
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
dozen
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
entire
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
ESCAPE
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE SWAMP.
excuse
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
friends
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE SWAMP.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
half
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
hands
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
huge
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
instant
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
kinds
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
life
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
lives
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
means
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
meantime
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
men
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
merest
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
midst
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
now
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
only
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
Patsy
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
ready
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
realized
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
rested
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
sacrificed
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
said
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From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
situation
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
solely
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
speedily
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
study
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From this reading In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study.
SWAMP
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE SWAMP.
take
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
Ten-Ichi
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE SWAMP.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
three
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
very
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From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around him were men, all ready at any instant to take his life for the merest excuse; and already the lives of his three friends were sacrificed unless he could do something--and that very speedily--to save them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He stood, be it said, all alone, in the midst of a huge swamp, from which escape could only be had by means of a boat, and into which he had been conducted blindfolded.
wholly
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From this reading He realized that now the entire situation depended solely upon him, and that the lives of his chief, and of Chick and Ten-Ichi, rested wholly in his hands.
