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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 DANGEROUS LEAP WITH A MAMMOTH.
achievement
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
blasts
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
blew
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
breath
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
brigantine
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From this reading "Gunboat--twenty-four oars--brigantine from Salonica."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
DANGEROUS
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From this reading A DANGEROUS LEAP WITH A MAMMOTH.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
down
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
drivers
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
Euthemio
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
exertions
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
fall
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Gunboat--twenty-four oars--brigantine from Salonica."
gave
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
glass
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
got
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
Gunboat
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From this reading "Gunboat--twenty-four oars--brigantine from Salonica."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
hardly
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
hidden
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
horn
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
horses
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
Island
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
LEAP
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From this reading A DANGEROUS LEAP WITH A MAMMOTH.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
lips
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
MAMMOTH
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From this reading A DANGEROUS LEAP WITH A MAMMOTH.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
oars
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From this reading "Gunboat--twenty-four oars--brigantine from Salonica."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
other
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
Perigrada
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
perilous
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
pointed
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
put
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
putting
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
Salonica
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From this reading "Gunboat--twenty-four oars--brigantine from Salonica."
sharp
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
six
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
story-telling
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
telescope
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
Then
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
three
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
Timar
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From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
twenty-four
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From this reading "Gunboat--twenty-four oars--brigantine from Salonica."
up
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From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
vessel
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From this reading Timar did not put down the telescope till the other vessel was hidden from him behind the point of the Perigrada Island.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Indeed Timar had but little time for story-telling; for he had hardly got his breath after the exertions of his perilous achievement, before Euthemio gave him the glass and pointed where he was to look.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he let it fall, and, putting the horn to his lips, blew first three, then six sharp blasts, at which the drivers whipped up their horses.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DANGEROUS LEAP WITH A MAMMOTH.
