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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 At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
anchor
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
Askari
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
bear
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
boat
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
bosom
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
bottom
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
bubbles
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
burst
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From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
came
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
canoe
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
care
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
comes
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From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
concerned
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
congratulating
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
dawn
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
down
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
dropped
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
escape
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
far
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
fast
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
favour
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
ghastly
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
grateful
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
gripping
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
hand
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
handle
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
hauling
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
lay
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
leave
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From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
leaving
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
light
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
like
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From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
made
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
man
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
merciful
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
more
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
most
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From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
murdered
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
often
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
other
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
own
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
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 We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
prowess
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
really
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
remains
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
result
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
revealed
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
rope
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
sat
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
see
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
served
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
cut completely into separate parts
From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
show
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From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
sight
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From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
sime
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
soon
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From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
special
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
stone
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
sword
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
There
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
train
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
unfortunate
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From this reading There in the bottom of the little boat lay the unfortunate Askari, the sime, or sword, in his bosom, and the severed hand gripping the handle.
up
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From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
waiting
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From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last it came, and I have not often been more grateful to see the light, though so far as my canoe was concerned it revealed a ghastly sight.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not bear the sight, so hauling up the stone which had served as an anchor to the other canoe, we made it fast to the murdered man and dropped him overboard, and down he went to the bottom, leaving nothing but a train of bubbles behind him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Alas! when our time comes, most of us like him leave nothing but bubbles behind, to show that we have been, and the bubbles soon burst.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We made the remains of our rope fast to the other canoe, and sat waiting for the dawn and congratulating ourselves upon our merciful escape, which really seemed to result more from the special favour of Providence than from our own care or prowess.
