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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 A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
also
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
Bartlett
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to Dick and some of the others that was a day long to be remembered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
boats
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
boys
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
broke
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to Dick and some of the others that was a day long to be remembered.
camp
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
certain
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
chaffed
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
chums
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
day
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
Dick
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From this reading But to Dick and some of the others that was a day long to be remembered.
difficulties
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From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
doing
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
early
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From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
eating
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
Eddie
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
end
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
ever
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From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
fire
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
fish
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
forfeit
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
gone
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
Grant
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
heard
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From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
Holwell
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
influence
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
island
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
knowledge
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
long
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
looking
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
lying
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
meal
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
MERCY
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
mill
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
MISSION
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
more
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From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
Mr
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
Nat
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
noon
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
nothingnounUS /ˈnothing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
off
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
other
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
others
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From this reading But to Dick and some of the others that was a day long to be remembered.
perhaps
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
posted
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
prepared
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
privileges
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
reading
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
remembered
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From this reading But to Dick and some of the others that was a day long to be remembered.
restless
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
restraining
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
roaming
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
rules
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
seemed
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
Silmore
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
some
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
spirits
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
strain
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
struggles
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From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
talked
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From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
talking
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mr. Holwell talked more about his early struggles and difficulties than they had ever heard him do before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
two
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From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
unusually
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From this reading A MISSION OF MERCY To some of the boys the day seemed unusually long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to Dick and some of the others that was a day long to be remembered.
woods
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From this reading Their restless spirits chaffed under the strain of doing nothing save looking after the fire, lying around talking, roaming through the woods at that end of the island, reading, and at noon eating the meal that had been prepared.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Possibly except for the restraining influence of Mr. Holwell and Mr. Bartlett and the knowledge that they would forfeit certain privileges if they broke the posted rules of the camp, Eddie Grant and the two other mill boys, perhaps Nat Silmore and his chums also, might have gone off in one of the boats to fish.
