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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 "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
all
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
any
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
apprehend
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
blades
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
canoes
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
catamarans
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
cliffs
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
close
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
colonists
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
concealed
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
cove
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
deep
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
difficult
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
draw
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
drifting
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
elevation
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
end
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
environed
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
execution
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
extremity
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
feet
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
fire
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
flag-staff
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
flowers
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
formation
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
fringed
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
further
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
gallants
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
given
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
governor
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
gunners
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
Ho
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
included
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
influence
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
keep
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
knew
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
Knight
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
landing
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
leeward
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
line
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
loud
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
Macaulay
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
maids
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
means
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
mile
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
more
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
much
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
northern
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
orders
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
other
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
out
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
plain
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
plan
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
reached
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
salute
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
scatter
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
sea
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
Sir
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
south
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
spot
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
state
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
strictest
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
strike
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From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
summits
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
task
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
there
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
things
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From this reading So long as this state of things continued, there was nothing for the colonists to apprehend, since they knew landing at any other spot than the cove was out of the question.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
thousand
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
two
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From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
Unus
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even this extremity of their formation was a mile or two to leeward of the cove, and all the craft, catamarans included, were drifting still further south, under the influence of the current.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
whole
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
wood
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From this reading So much time had passed in the execution of the plan of Unus, that the canoes were close under the cliffs, when the governor and his party reached the wood that fringed their summits, directly over the northern end of their line.
woods
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From this reading The strictest orders had been given for every one to keep concealed, a task that was by no means difficult, the whole plain being environed with woods, and its elevation more than a thousand feet above the sea.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ho! strike the flag-staff deep, Sir Knight,-- Ho! scatter flowers, fair maids,-- Ho! gunners fire a loud salute-- Ho! gallants, draw your blades;--" Macaulay.
