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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 are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
ascertain
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
Assisted
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
bank
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From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
boats
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From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
Cave
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
ceased
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From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
checked
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
Chetham
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
directed
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From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
exertions
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
far
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
FATE
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From this reading THE FATE OF THE PURSUIVANT.
Fawkes
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
Guy
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
Hall
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
Humphrey
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
hundred
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
land
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From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
more
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
oars
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
observed
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From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FATE OF THE PURSUIVANT.
Ordsall
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
plying
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
proceed
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
propose
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From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
PURSUIVANT
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From this reading THE FATE OF THE PURSUIVANT.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
refuge
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
relax
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
return
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
river
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From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
rowing
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From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
safety
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
soon
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
stream
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATE OF THE PURSUIVANT.
then
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From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He then ceased rowing, and directed the boats towards the left bank of the river.
town
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From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
Viviana
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From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Assisted by the stream, and plying his oars with great rapidity, Guy Fawkes soon left the town far behind him; nor did he relax his exertions until checked by Humphrey Chetham.
yards
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From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are not more than a hundred yards from Ordsall Cave, where you can take refuge for a short time, while I proceed to the Hall, and ascertain whether you can return to it with safety."
young
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From this reading "Here we propose to land," observed the young merchant to Viviana.
