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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 After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
Agon
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From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
became
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
chain
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
clothes
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
clothing
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
content
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From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
copy
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
cut
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
day
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
delighted
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
deputations
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
doing
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
escape
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From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
especially
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
examine
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
fashionable
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
gifts
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
guns
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
Henry's
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
hippopotami
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From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
honour
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
incident
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From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
individuals
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
instruments
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
jacket
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
leave
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From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
much
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
nobles
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
notably
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
oblivion
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From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
other
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
painful
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From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
palace
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From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
people
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
pious
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From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
quarters
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From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
Queens
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
rage
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
sank
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From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
shirts
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
showering
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
Sir
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
some
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
swells
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
two
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
very
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From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
vied
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From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
waited
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
watches
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From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After our escape from Agon and his pious crew we returned to our quarters in the palace and had a very good time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As for that painful little incident of the hippopotami it sank into oblivion, where we were quite content to leave it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every day deputations and individuals waited on us to examine our guns and clothing, our chain shirts, and our instruments, especially our watches, with which they were much delighted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two Queens, the nobles and the people vied with each other in doing us honour and showering gifts upon us.
young
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
Zu-Vendi
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From this reading In short, we became quite the rage, so much so that some of the fashionable young swells among the Zu-Vendi began to copy the cut of some of our clothes, notably Sir Henry’s shooting jacket.
