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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 When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
accomplished
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
again
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
arms
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
back
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
began
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
begun
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
bonds
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
breath
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
CAPTORS
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
devise
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
efforts
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
escape
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
exhausted
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
fastened
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
feet
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
galling
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
give
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
Holbrook
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
hope
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
Inaction
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
lain
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
last
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
legs
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
long
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
loophole
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
lying
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
maneuver
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
means
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
most
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
offer
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
panting
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
plan
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
possible
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
previously
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From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
quickly
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
release
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
seemed
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
some
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
sort
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
squirm
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
still
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
STRANGE
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
stratagem
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
struggle
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
struggling
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
Teeny-bits
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
there
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
think
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
time
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
try
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
twist
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From this reading Inaction was galling, and, after lying still for a long time, Teeny-bits again began to struggle and twist and squirm.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
up
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From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
vainly
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STRANGE CAPTORS Teeny-bits Holbrook was not the sort to give up hope quickly.
way
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From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
win
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From this reading But there seemed to be no possible loophole, no stratagem or maneuver by means of which he could win release.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These bonds with which his arms and hands and feet and legs were fastened did not give way under his most violent efforts and, as previously, he exhausted himself before he had accomplished anything.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When, after struggling vainly against his bonds, he had exhausted his strength and had at last lain back panting for breath, he had begun to think,--to try in some way to devise a plan that would offer hope of escape.
