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abed
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
assured
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From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
beach
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From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
boatmen
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From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
boats
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
breakfast
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind must have brought them to Cannondale, and must have prevented them from leaving it.
camp
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
CANNONDALE
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
COMPANIONS
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
confident
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
deserters
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
early
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
fact
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From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
find
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
gone
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From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
LAND
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
landed
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From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
leaving
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From this reading The wind must have brought them to Cannondale, and must have prevented them from leaving it.
lie
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
measure
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The wind must have brought them to Cannondale, and must have prevented them from leaving it.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
Parkville
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From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
people
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
prevented
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From this reading The wind must have brought them to Cannondale, and must have prevented them from leaving it.
put
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From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
shoes
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From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
stockings
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From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wind must have brought them to Cannondale, and must have prevented them from leaving it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
town
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From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
village
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From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
walked
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From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We landed on the beach, put on our shoes and stockings, and walked towards the village of Cannondale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fact that none of the party were boatmen assured me they could not have gone on to Parkville.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST AND HIS COMPANIONS LAND AT CANNONDALE.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was still early in the morning,--as people who lie abed till breakfast measure time,--and I was quite confident that I should find the boats, if not the deserters from our camp, at the town.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind must have brought them to Cannondale, and must have prevented them from leaving it.
