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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 man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
almost
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From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
Andrew
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
approached
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From this reading When he saw who it was who approached, he stopped short and took his pipe from his mouth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
beach
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From this reading Andrew rose to his feet and strolled round to the little stretch of beach in front of the cottage.
boat
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
coming
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
cottage
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
eye
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
feet
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From this reading Andrew rose to his feet and strolled round to the little stretch of beach in front of the cottage.
fishing
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he saw who it was who approached, he stopped short and took his pipe from his mouth.
front
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From this reading Andrew rose to his feet and strolled round to the little stretch of beach in front of the cottage.
glued
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
industriously
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
land
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From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
man
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
mean
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From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
mending
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
mouth
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
net
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
other
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
people
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From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
pipe
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
rose
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From this reading Andrew rose to his feet and strolled round to the little stretch of beach in front of the cottage.
round
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
said
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From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
saw
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From this reading When he saw who it was who approached, he stopped short and took his pipe from his mouth.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading When he saw who it was who approached, he stopped short and took his pipe from his mouth.
shut
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
side
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
sitting
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
snap
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
some
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From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw who it was who approached, he stopped short and took his pipe from his mouth.
stretch
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From this reading Andrew rose to his feet and strolled round to the little stretch of beach in front of the cottage.
strolled
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From this reading Andrew rose to his feet and strolled round to the little stretch of beach in front of the cottage.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
telescope
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
there
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From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Andrew," he said, "there are some people coming here, and I am almost sure that they mean to land."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw who it was who approached, he stopped short and took his pipe from his mouth.
up
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
walked
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From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
watching
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From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he saw who it was who approached, he stopped short and took his pipe from his mouth.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He walked round to the other side of the cottage, where Andrew was sitting with a pipe in his mouth industriously mending a fishing net.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man who stood with a telescope glued to his eye watching the coming boat, shut it up at last with a little snap.
