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271
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
74
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
accomplishing
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
all
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
any
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
appreciate
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
apprehension
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
approach
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
attended
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
away
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
betrayed
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
circumstance
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
companions
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
concern
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
considerable
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
consultation
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
conviction
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
danger
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
daughters
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
deepest
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
deer
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
destruction
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
enemies
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
eye
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
felt
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
fit
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
force
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
fully
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
given
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
go
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
habitual
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
Hamlet
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
hart
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
Hetty
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
Hutter
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
ii
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
III
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
immediate
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
Judith
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
just
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
keen
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
knowing
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
lake
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
latter
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
male
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
means
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
moment
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
neglected
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
now
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
observer
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
own
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
place
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
play
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
practicable
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
present
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
quit
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
ran
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
reliance
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
remark
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
resources
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
risks
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
runs
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
saw
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
scow
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From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
shores
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
showed
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
sleep
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
some
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
strucken
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
then
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
Thus
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
too
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
truths
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From this reading As a matter of course Hutter felt these truths the deepest, his daughters having an habitual reliance on his resources, and knowing too little to appreciate fully all the risks they ran; while his male companions were at liberty to quit him at any moment they saw fit.
uneasiness
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
ungalled
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
unseen
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From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
uppermost
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From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first remark showed that he had an eye to the latter circumstance, and might have betrayed, to a keen observer, the apprehension that was just then uppermost.
watch
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
weep
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hamlet, III.ii.271-74 Another consultation took place in the forward part of the scow, at which both Judith and Hetty were present.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
Why
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
world
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From this reading “Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play, For some must watch, while some must sleep, Thus runs the world away.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As no danger could now approach unseen, immediate uneasiness had given place to the concern which attended the conviction that enemies were in considerable force on the shores of the lake, and that they might be sure no practicable means of accomplishing their own destruction would be neglected.
