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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 From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
adding
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
All
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
assault
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
attack
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
awake
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
Boupari
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
case
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
ceased
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
condition
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
dreading
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
dry
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
enough
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
experience
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
eye
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
eyes
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
Felix
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
fire
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
flickering
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
floating
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
fuel
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
full
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
GUESTS
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From this reading THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
HEAVEN
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From this reading THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
island
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
keen
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
keep
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
kept
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
knew
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
lagoon
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
land
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
loneliness
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
lonely
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
made
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
misfortune
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
night
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
once
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
own
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
pile
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
possibilities
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
previous
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
realized
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
reef
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
sat
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
savages
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
Seas
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
smouldering
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
some
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
South
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
terror
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From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
treacherous
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
unarmednounUS /ˈunarmed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He realized at once from his own previous experience the full loneliness and terror of their unarmed condition.
unknown
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
up
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
vividly
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
water
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From this reading From time to time he kept adding dry fuel to his smouldering pile; and he never ceased to keep a keen eye both on the lagoon and the reef, in case an assault should be made upon them suddenly by land or water.
well
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From this reading He knew the South Seas quite well enough already to have all the possibilities of misfortune floating vividly before his eyes.
wide
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From this reading All that night through--their first lonely night on the island of Boupari--Felix sat up by his flickering fire, wide awake, half expecting and dreading some treacherous attack of the unknown savages.
