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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 Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
act
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
administered
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
advice
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
Araucanian
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
away
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
brave
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From this reading The youth was faithful and brave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
camp
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
child
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
counsel
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
death
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
defence
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
direction
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
distraught
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From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
drug
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
evil
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The youth was faithful and brave.
fight
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
find
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
fit
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
Graviel
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
Guaitu
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
Gualichu
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
how
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
idea
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
influence
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
machinations
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
Mary
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
misery
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From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
notion
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
out
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
Piñone
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
proceed
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
rode
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
sacrifice
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
seek
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
small
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
subject
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
suffering
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
supposed
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
turn
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From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Graviel himself was half distraught with misery, and seemed quite beside himself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
Willie
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From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Willie and Mary rode out of the Araucanian camp with Graviel, they had little or no notion in which direction to proceed, and small idea how to act.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He could sacrifice anything for the child of Piñone; he would fight to the death in her defence; but when that child had been spirited away by the evil machinations of the Gualichu, where could he turn, what could he do to find her again?
Wounded
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From this reading Wounded, suffering, still under the influence of the drug which Guaitu had administered, it may readily be supposed that he was not a fit subject from whom to seek counsel or advice.
youth
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From this reading The youth was faithful and brave.
