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affair
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
afterward
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
alarm
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
allies
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altogether
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIGHT AT THE BAYOU.
BAYOU
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT THE BAYOU.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
build
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
capturing
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
carried
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
cause
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
City
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
Country
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
detail
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
disappear
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
eight
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
emissaries
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
explain
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
fifteen
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT AT THE BAYOU.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
hoped
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
hundred
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
idea
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
larger
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
Mercer
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
Miela
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
more
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
mountains
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
mysteriously
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
night
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
only
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
particular
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
people
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
plan
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
platforms
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
possible
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
proceeded
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From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
proposed
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
seize
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
several
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
similar
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
somewhat
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
soon
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
summarily
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
Tao
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
ten
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT AT THE BAYOU.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
then
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
theory
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
there
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
thus
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miela proceeded to explain our plan in detail to these fifteen hundred enthusiastic allies.
transporting
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From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
trouble
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From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
TwilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
up
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From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was my idea to build several platforms similar to this one on which Mercer and I had been carried up here into the mountains, only somewhat larger.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We then proposed to seize these emissaries of Tao--there were not more than eight or ten of them altogether in the Great City--capturing them at night, without alarm, if possible, and transporting them summarily into the Twilight Country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My theory was that if they were to disappear thus mysteriously the people of the Great City would have no particular cause to make trouble afterward, and we hoped that the affair would soon be forgotten.
