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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 We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
adventured
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From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
backs
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From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
concerned
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
day
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From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
desert
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
difficult
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From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
far
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
Folk
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From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
getting
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
happened
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From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
home
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
how
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From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
idea
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From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
impossible
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From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
indistinct
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From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
isle
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
journeying
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From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
land
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From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
like
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
likelihood
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
Lop-Ear
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From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
mariners
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From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
months
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From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
Most
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From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
north
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From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
recollections
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From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
reconstruct
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From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
river
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From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
there
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From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
things
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From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
turned
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From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
very
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From this reading It is very difficult for me to reconstruct our journeying, and impossible to do it from day to day.
vivid
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From this reading Most of it is hazy and indistinct, though here and there I have vivid recollections of things that happened.
wandered
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From this reading I have no idea how long Lop-Ear and I wandered in the land north of the river.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
weeks
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From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading We turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading We were like mariners wrecked on a desert isle, so far as concerned the likelihood of our getting home again.
