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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 There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
aid
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
all
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
arm
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
attack
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
aware
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
barring
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
BEWILDERMENT
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
character
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
counted
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
danger
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
Devereux
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
DOOR
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
doors
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
doubt
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
drive
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
established
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
estate
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
exhaust
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
forth
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
frozen
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
gates
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
Glenarm
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
grandfather's
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
guarding
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
increased
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
intended
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
invoke
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
John
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
lake
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
law
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
lost
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
making
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From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
Marian
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
Marshall
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
matter
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From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
militant
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
most
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
night
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
nightfall
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
off
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From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
outwitted
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From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
patrol
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
Pickering
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
possibilities
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
practice
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From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
prepare
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
prevent
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
quarter
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
resist
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
satisfied
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
searching
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
service
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
stolen
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From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
surface
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
surprise
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
There
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
transfer
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From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
treasure
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Pickering might, if he would, transfer the estate of John Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux and make the most he could of that service, but he should not drive me forth until I had satisfied myself of the exact character of my grandfather’s fortune.
vanished
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From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
way
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From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT We had established the practice of barring all the gates and doors at nightfall.
well
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If it had vanished, if Pickering had stolen it and outwitted me in making off with it, that was another matter.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was no way of guarding against an attack from the lake, whose frozen surface increased the danger from without; but we counted on our night patrol to prevent a surprise from that quarter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
yielded
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From this reading I was well aware that I must prepare to resist the militant arm of the law, which Pickering would no doubt invoke to aid him, but I intended to exhaust the possibilities in searching for the lost treasure before I yielded.
