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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 What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
accompanied
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
afoot
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
all
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
anticipated
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
apprised
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
became
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
brother
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
camp
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
clap
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From this reading What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
day
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From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
drowsy
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
entrance
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
extent
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
fail
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
fairly
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From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
family
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
fifty
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From this reading What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
followers
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From this reading What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
forbidding
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
gradually
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
interminable
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From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
Ishmael
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
lamentations
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
Lear
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From this reading —Lear.
light
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
looking
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
loss
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
moment
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
now
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From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
Obed
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
opened
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From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
place
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
prairie
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From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
rouse
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
seemingly
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From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
shed
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
sons
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
speedily
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
squatter
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
sun
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
then
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
together
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
vociferous
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From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The entrance of Obed at such a moment into the camp, accompanied as it was by vociferous lamentations over his anticipated loss, did not fail to rouse the drowsy family of the squatter.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The day had now fairly opened on the seemingly interminable waste of the prairie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What! fifty of my followers, at a clap!
wife
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From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ishmael and his sons, together with the forbidding looking brother of his wife, were all speedily afoot; and then, as the sun began to shed his light on the place, they became gradually apprised of the extent of their loss.
