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Aberfoyle
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
account
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From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
agreed
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From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
annihilated
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
Any
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From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
Armed
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
cottage
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From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
day
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
disregarded
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From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
entering
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From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
entrances
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
give
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From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
guard
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From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
inhabitants
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From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
James
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From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
keep
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From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
means
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
more
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From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
night
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
old
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From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
only
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
orders
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
possessed
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
possible
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
posted
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
sentinels
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
serious
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From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
Silfax
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From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
some
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
Starr
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From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
stranger
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From this reading Any stranger entering the mine was brought before James Starr, that he might give an account of himself.
strict
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
threats
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From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
too
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From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
various
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was agreed that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their guard than ever.
watch
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From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
whole
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From this reading It was only too possible that he possessed some terrible means by which the whole of Aberfoyle might be annihilated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Armed sentinels were posted at the various entrances to the mine, with orders to keep strict watch day and night.
