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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 A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
AfternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
ahead
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
appeared
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
aunt
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
bell
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
black
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
blue
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
bridge
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
case
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
climbed
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
enfolded
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
focusing
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
Forenoon
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
gauntlet-gloves
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
gift
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
glasses
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
greeted
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
grin
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
half-hour
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
handiwork
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
Hullo
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From this reading "Hullo, James," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
James
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From this reading "Hullo, James," he said.
known
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
ladder
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
leather
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
Lieutenant
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
line
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
messmates
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
MIST
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
muffler
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
neck
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
new-comer
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
noon
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
Officer
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
outbreak
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
pair
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
range-finder
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
round
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
said
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From this reading "Hullo, James," he said.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
shoulder
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
slung
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
Thorogood
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
Tweedledee
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From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
upper
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
war
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
Watch
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE MIST Thorogood, Lieutenant of the Afternoon Watch, climbed the ladder to the upper bridge as the bell struck the half-hour after noon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Officer of the Forenoon Watch, known among his messmates as Tweedledee, was focusing the range-finder on the ship ahead of them in the line; he looked round as the new-comer appeared, and greeted him with a grin.
wore
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From this reading He wore a pair of glasses in a case slung over one shoulder and black leather gauntlet-gloves.
worsted
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From this reading A blue worsted muffler, gift and handiwork of an aunt on the outbreak of war, enfolded his neck.
