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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 were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
all
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
armed
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
ashore
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
authority
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
await
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
bantam
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
betokened
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
body
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From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
breadth
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From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
Captain
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
clean
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
commanding
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
Craddock
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
disproportionately
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
Enery
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
evidently
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
expedition
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
expression
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
eyes
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
features
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
Fired
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
freely
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
friendly
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
glint
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
great
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From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
half
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
hard
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
hour
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
impatience
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
least
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
legs
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
like
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
little
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From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
long
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From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
man
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
manner
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
mingling
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
mystery
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
nature
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
people
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
proceeded
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
rejoined
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
return
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
rowed
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
said
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
score
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
seemed
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
shaven
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
short
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
shoulders
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From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
side
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
solve
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
stature
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From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
stern
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
stockade
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
strangers
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
strutted
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
sunburnt
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From this reading He was clean shaven, his sunburnt features being hard in expression, while the stern glint in his eyes betokened a commanding nature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
there
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
Touchstone's
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From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
walked
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
well
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From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were, as Captain 'Enery had said, at least a score of strangers, all well armed and mingling freely with our people in a friendly manner; while at Touchstone's side walked a man who was evidently someone in authority.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Craddock Fired with impatience to solve the mystery, Captain 'Enery rowed ashore and proceeded to the stockade, there to await Touchstone's return; and in half an hour the expedition rejoined us.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was little in stature, yet of great breadth across the shoulders, and long in body.
young
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From this reading His legs seemed disproportionately short, so that he strutted like a young bantam.
