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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 He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
all
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
allowed
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From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
attack
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
away
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
camp
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
Cheditafa
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
compromise
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From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
danger
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
EXPLORES
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
eyes
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
far
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
feared
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
forth
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From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
go
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From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
greater
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
ground
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
gun
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
heard
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
holding
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
Horn
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
imagined
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
knew
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
mechanically
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
now
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
parley
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From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
place
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From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
Rackbirds
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
real
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From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
rendezvous
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From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
resistance
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
reveal
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From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
single
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
story
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
swept
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
systematic
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
useless
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From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
walked
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun.
waters
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From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away.
wretches
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From this reading As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it.
