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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 A STRANGE CRY AT NIGHT.
All
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
any
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A STRANGE CRY AT NIGHT.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
boat
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
Carter
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From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
choice
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
CRY
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From this reading A STRANGE CRY AT NIGHT.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
dogged
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
early
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From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
gruff
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
heads
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
here
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From this reading “If the sahib would like, we will stop here.
hint
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the sahib would like, we will stop here.
industry
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
Jai
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
kept
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
laboring
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
like
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From this reading “If the sahib would like, we will stop here.
long
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
men
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
morning
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From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
moved
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
Nick
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From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
NIGHT
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From this reading A STRANGE CRY AT NIGHT.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
now
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
oarsmen
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
occasional
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
permit
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
quietly
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From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
sahib
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From this reading “If the sahib would like, we will stop here.
said
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From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
Singh
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
soldiering
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
spear
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
staff
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
stop
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From this reading “If the sahib would like, we will stop here.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE CRY AT NIGHT.
stream
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
swung
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
task
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
then
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
up
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If the sahib would like, we will stop here.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was early morning when he said quietly to Nick Carter:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If the sahib would like, we will stop here.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
word
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From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
working
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jai Singh kept them up to their task with an occasional gruff word, and now and then he swung the long staff of his spear over their heads as a hint that he would not permit any “soldiering.”
yellow
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From this reading All night the boat moved up the yellow stream, the oarsmen working with the dogged industry of men who were laboring because they had to do it, and not from choice.
