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absence
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
allusion
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
camp
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
carefully
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
collected
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
conclusion
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
CONSIDER
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
drop
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From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
energetic
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From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
evening
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
events
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
evidences
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
exercises
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
facts
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
GREEN
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
grove
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
ISLAND
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
led
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
made
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
matter
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From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
mutineersnounUS /ˈmutineers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
near
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
now
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
PLANS
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
pretty
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
principal
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From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
proceeded
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
putting
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
REGULATORS
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
revealed
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
satisfied
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
supposed
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From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
then
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From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
together
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
transpired
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
usual
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From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
VISITS
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From this reading RICHARD VISITS GREEN ISLAND, AND THE REGULATORS CONSIDER THEIR PLANS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
well
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From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The evening exercises proceeded as usual, no allusion whatever being made to the absence of the mutineers, after the facts had been revealed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Richard had been "putting that and that together" since the events which had transpired in the grove, till he was pretty well satisfied that the mutineers now upon Green Island were the Regulators.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
woods
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From this reading The evidences which led him to this conclusion had been carefully collected from the time he had been whipped by them in the woods near the camp.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But no one supposed that the energetic principal would drop the matter where it then stood.
