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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 As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
actually
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
ain't
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From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
called
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
captors
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
company
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
division
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
Dot
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From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
due
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
former
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
general
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
going
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
guess
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From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
Halloo
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
head
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
Jack
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
JOURNEYING
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From this reading JOURNEYING SOUTHWARD.
latter
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
like
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From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
looks
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From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
meant
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
members
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
moved
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
moving
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
occurred
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
off
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
Otto
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
own
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
partly
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
place
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
separate
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From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
south
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
SOUTHWARD
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From this reading JOURNEYING SOUTHWARD.
stopping
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
they're
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
turning
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From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
understanding
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It never occurred to Jack and Otto that their captors meant to separate until the division actually took place.
vile
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From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
vot
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From this reading "Dot is vot it looks like; but I guess it ain't going to be for one great vile.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
west
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From this reading As if by a general understanding, one half of the party moved to the right, and the rest partly to the left, the course of the former being due west, and of the latter directly south.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Halloo, Otto!" called Jack, turning his head and stopping among the members of his own division who were moving off; "they're going to part company."
