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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 Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
Agatha
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
all
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
baggage
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
befall
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
better
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
came
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
Clare
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
corroborated
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
day
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
death
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
down
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
escaped
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From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
fated
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
feel
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
force
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From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
fray
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From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
further
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
gave
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From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
given
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
gleaned
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
hand
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
hold
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
home
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
hoped
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
information
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
kindly
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From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
Knox's
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
letter
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
lost
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
loved
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
Message
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
mistake
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
most
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
mother
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From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
much
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
news
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
once
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From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
other
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
out
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
punitive
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From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
reached
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
received
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
relatives
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
sad
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
sent
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
shot
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
signs
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From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
some
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
soon
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
sorrow
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
sorrowing
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
surrounded
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
surveying
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
survivors
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
tale
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From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two escaped to tell the tale, but when a punitive force was sent out at once, there were no signs of the fray.
Tennyson
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
there
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
tidings
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
Tis
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
tribe
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
true
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
two
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
unfriendly
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From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
weeks
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From this reading At first his relatives hoped there might be some mistake, but when further details came to hand, they corroborated the first tidings received, and some weeks after his baggage was sent home, and as much information was given to his sorrowing relatives as could be gleaned from the one or two survivors of the fated party.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
whate'er
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From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His Last Message I hold it true whate'er befall, I feel it when I sorrow most: ''Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.'--_Tennyson._ This letter reached Agatha soon after the sad news had come to Clare of Captain Knox's death.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The little party had been surprised one day when out surveying, and were shot down one after the other by an unfriendly tribe who surrounded them.
wrote
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From this reading His mother wrote kindly to Clare, and gave her as much information as she had herself received, but that was not much.
