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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 "They must be nearly a mile long."
accustomed
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
all
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
appears
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
audience
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
Avenue
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
Belgrave
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
build
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
CHILDREN
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
company
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From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
doubt
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From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
end
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
engineering
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From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
extended
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
Fifth
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
forgot
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
interested
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From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
interposed
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
ISRAEL
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
magnate
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
mention
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
mile
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From this reading "They must be nearly a mile long."
Mr
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
Mrs
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
much
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
mud
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "They must be nearly a mile long."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
nearly
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From this reading "They must be nearly a mile long."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
obtained
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
omitted
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
out
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
piers
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
place
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
pointed
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
Ringgold
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
sand
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
sea
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
speaking
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
stone
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
suggested
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From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
then
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From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
there
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
tongue's
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE JOURNEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL Captain Ringgold suggested to the magnate of the Fifth Avenue that he had omitted something, as he pointed to the long piers which extended out into the sea.
wondering
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From this reading "I was wondering where they obtained all the stone to build them in this place, where there appears to be nothing but sand and mud," interposed Mrs. Belgrave.
Woolridge
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From this reading "I had it on my tongue's end to mention them; but I am not much accustomed to speaking before an audience, and I forgot to do so," replied Mr. Woolridge.
work
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From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But then they are engineering work, and I doubt if this company would be interested."
