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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 THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
affair
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
bringing
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From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
capture
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
Carpen
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
concerning
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
Dave
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From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
deep
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From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
down
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
Dunston
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
ESCAPE
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
evening
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From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
evidently
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From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
Falls
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
get
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
heard
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From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
interest
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
late
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From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
learn
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
letters
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From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
Link
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
listened
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
mail
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
Merwell
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
missing
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From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
Mr
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
much
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From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
Nat
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From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
Poole
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From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
Porter
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
read
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From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
regarding
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From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
several
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From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
uncle
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From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
walk
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From this reading THE ESCAPE Mr. Dunston Porter had been down to Carpen Falls for a walk and to get the mail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was of course much surprised to learn of the capture of Link Merwell, and listened with interest to the details concerning the affair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Among the letters which his uncle had brought along was one for Dave, which he read with deep interest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He returned late that evening, bringing several letters with him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was from Nat Poole, who evidently had not yet heard anything regarding his missing uncle.
