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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 A DISCOVERY.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
apportioned
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
article
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
boxes
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
bulk
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
busy
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
came
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From this reading Monday came.
camping
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
contingency
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
cooking
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
cætera
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
darkened
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading A DISCOVERY.
duly
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
elephant
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
England
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
et
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
expedition
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
fastened
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
Foresight
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
going
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
howdah
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
huge
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
indeed
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
knapsacks
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
lading
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
large
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
many
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
Monday
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From this reading Monday came.
mules
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
necessary
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
other
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
overlooked
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
packed
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
patience
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
possible
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
provisions
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
railway
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
readiness
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
resource
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From this reading Foresight is required, readiness of resource, and a large amount of patience; no necessary article must be forgotten, no possible contingency overlooked.
ropes
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
securely
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
servants
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
Siam
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
small
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
tent
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
there
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
trunks
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
veranda
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
very
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From this reading To start on a camping expedition in Siam is a very different thing indeed from going on a railway journey in England.
vessels
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
weight
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From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The huge bulk of the elephant, with its howdah outside, darkened the veranda; servants were busy lading mules; there were boxes of provisions, the small tent, trunks, knapsacks, cooking vessels, and many other _et cætera_ to be packed, the weight duly apportioned, and the ropes securely fastened.
