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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 BUILD A HUT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
activity
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From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
Alphonso
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From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
angles
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
boy
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
branches
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
BUILD
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From this reading WE BUILD A HUT.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
clasp-knives
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
conveniently
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
crooked
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
cut
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
dawn
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
down
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
earth
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
edifice
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
enough
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
erect
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
erection
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
Eton
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
formed
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
fortunate
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From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
habits
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From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
hatchet
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
HUT
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From this reading WE BUILD A HUT.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
impending
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
island
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From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
just
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
large
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
lazy
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
leaving
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
lymphatic
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From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
made
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
makes
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
man
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
nature
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From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
number
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
old
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
other
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
others
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
place
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
quoting
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
rock
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
sapling
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
saw
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
say
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
selecting
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
set
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
small
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
solid
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
some
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
stuck
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
tools
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From this reading After dawn next morning we set about the erection of a hut, though we had no other tools than a small hatchet and our clasp-knives.
tore
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
tree
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
tutor
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
two
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
used
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
walls
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From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE BUILD A HUT.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was fortunate for me, however, while on the island of Alphonso, that my habits were those of activity, and that I was never lymphatic by nature.
wise
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From this reading My old tutor at Eton used to say, quoting some "wise saw," that "a lazy boy made a lazy man, just as a crooked sapling makes a crooked tree."
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these we cut or tore down a great number of large branches, and stuck them in the earth, selecting a place where two angles of impending rock conveniently enough formed two solid walls for our edifice, leaving us but two others to erect.
