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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 messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
Albany
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
arrival
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
Bales
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
Bill
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
brief
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
brother-in-law's
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From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
canoe
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
cargo
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
comforters
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
conscience-stricken
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
country
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
day
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From this reading What wonder that he should shun the light of day!
days
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
docksharps
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
enemy
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
fact
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
gummed
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
home
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From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
human
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
intrusted
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
lad
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
letter
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
light
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From this reading What wonder that he should shun the light of day!
living
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
lost
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
messengers
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From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
murdered
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
nearly
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
newly
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
numbered
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
out
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
pitied
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
raw
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
ready
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
red-eyed
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
reported
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From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
retreat
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
revealed
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
river
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
said
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
search
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
seen
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From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
sent
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From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What wonder that he should shun the light of day!
shun
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From this reading What wonder that he should shun the light of day!
sick
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
sign
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
sinner's
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
six
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
soon
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
souls
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
starved
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
stolen
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
thousand
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From this reading In spite of the fact that Albany numbered nearly “six thousand living human souls,” a brief search by the docksharps soon revealed the sinner's retreat.
three
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From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
thrown
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
trembling
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
two
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From this reading A messengers sent to the brother-in-law's home reported that he had not been seen for two days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
weakling
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bales were ready and the canoe newly gummed three days after their arrival, but still no sign of Bill.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What wonder that he should shun the light of day!
wonder
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From this reading What wonder that he should shun the light of day!
worst
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
wreck
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From this reading His worst enemy would have pitied him; a red-eyed wreck; a starved, sick and trembling weakling; conscience-stricken, for the letter intrusted to him was lost; the cargo stolen--so his comforters had said--and the raw country lad murdered and thrown out into the river.
