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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 Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
acquired
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
all
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
Arcadian
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
arose
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
ate
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
bad
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
bed
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
boat
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
Caledonia
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
cities
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
claim
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
coast
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
companion
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
completely
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
constant
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
convict
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
cultivated
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
Day
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
disagreeable
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
dismissed
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
dreary
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
dumb
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
dwell
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
earlier
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
elapsed
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
episode
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
evening
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
existence
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
experiences
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
France
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
Gaston
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
highly
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
KITTY
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
landed
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
Lemaire
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
likely
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
M
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
Madame
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
man
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
meals
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
Midas
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
New
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
novel
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
o'clock
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
office
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
only
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
Pactolus
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
permitted
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
Pierre
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
Queensland
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
reality
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
reminded
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
sight
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
simplicity
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
subjects
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
suit
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
talk
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
tastes
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From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
ten
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such Arcadian simplicity as this was not likely to suit the highly cultivated tastes he had acquired in his earlier life.
thoughts
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
too
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
treat
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
tried
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
trouble
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
Vandeloup
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
very
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From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
vividly
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KITTY Gaston Vandeloup having passed all his life in cities found that his existence on the Pactolus claim was likely to be very dreary.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
willingly
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From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
work
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From this reading Day after day he arose in the morning, did his office work, ate his meals, and after a talk with Madame Midas in the evening went to bed at ten o’clock.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His experiences as a convict had been novel but not pleasant, and he looked upon the time which had elapsed since he left France in the convict ship to the day he landed on the coast of Queensland in an open boat as a bad nightmare, and would willingly have tried to treat it as such, only the constant sight of his dumb companion, Pierre Lemaire, reminded him only too vividly of the reality of his trouble.
young
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From this reading As to the episode of New Caledonia M. Vandeloup dismissed it completely from his mind, for this young man never permitted his thoughts to dwell on disagreeable subjects.
