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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 A SINGULAR ESCAPE.
afford
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
aside
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
bear
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
bottom
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
bring
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
bullet-hole
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
canoe
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
coat
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
compliment
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
cover
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
dangerous
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
discovered
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
dropped
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
drove
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
enough
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
ESCAPE
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From this reading A SINGULAR ESCAPE.
few
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
finger
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
gun
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
I'll
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
illigant
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
Indian
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
intelligent
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
Irishman's
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
island
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
kind
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
mesilf
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
missile
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
moments
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
often
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
only
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
pleasure
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
pressing
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
protected
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
raised
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
return
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
savages
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
shore
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
shot
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
SINGULAR
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From this reading A SINGULAR ESCAPE.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
Tim
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
treacherous
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
trigger
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
turned
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From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
wait
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
warning
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From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shot from the treacherous Indian upon the shore was the first intelligent warning Tim had that he was discovered by them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
wild
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From this reading But ere he could bring his gun to bear, the wild shot from the island drove the savages to cover, and raised the Irishman's finger that was pressing the trigger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The kind Providence who had so often turned aside the dangerous missile still protected him, and when he so suddenly dropped to the bottom of his canoe, it was with a bullet-hole through his coat but not through his body.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
you'll
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From this reading "Another illigant compliment to mesilf that it would afford me great pleasure to return, and if you'll only be kind enough to wait a few moments, I'll do the same."
