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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 The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
always
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
any
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
asked
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
Aw
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From this reading "Aw, go take a drink out of the river," was the reply he received.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
began
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body
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
cave
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
channel
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
Clay
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concerning
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
connection
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
directly
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
disappeared
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
drink
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From this reading "Will some of you men give me a drink of water?"
ears
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
give
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From this reading "Will some of you men give me a drink of water?"
go
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From this reading "Aw, go take a drink out of the river," was the reply he received.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
heard
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
hundred
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
knew
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
lie
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
lost
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
magic
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will some of you men give me a drink of water?"
men
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From this reading "Will some of you men give me a drink of water?"
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
order
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
others
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
out
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From this reading "Aw, go take a drink out of the river," was the reply he received.
outlaws
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
presence
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
question
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
reached
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received
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From this reading "Aw, go take a drink out of the river," was the reply he received.
reply
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From this reading "Aw, go take a drink out of the river," was the reply he received.
river
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From this reading "Aw, go take a drink out of the river," was the reply he received.
settle
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From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
sight
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
some
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From this reading "Will some of you men give me a drink of water?"
splash
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
take
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From this reading "Aw, go take a drink out of the river," was the reply he received.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
there
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
three
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
tin
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
two
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In order to settle the question as to what the outlaws knew concerning the water which must lie directly under their cave, he asked:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
water
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
WHIRLPOOL
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From this reading DOWN IN THE WHIRLPOOL When Clay heard the splash of water as the tin can disappeared from sight, he began wondering if what he had heard had reached the ears of the others.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will some of you men give me a drink of water?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
wondering
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years
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From this reading The lost channel was always in his mind, and he was wondering if the presence of a subterranean body of water there could have any connection with the channel which had disappeared as if by magic two or three hundred years before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will some of you men give me a drink of water?"
