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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 I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
almost
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
awoke
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
bare
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
bound
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
broad
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
bulk
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
cliffs
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
dark
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
day
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
elbow
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
end
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
fallen
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
feet
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
fifty
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
forty
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
fringed
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
given
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From this reading That notion was soon given over.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
Haulbowline
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
Head
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
hid
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
high
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
Hill
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
Island
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
land
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From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
masses
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
mile
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From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
Mizzenmast
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
notion
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From this reading That notion was soon given over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That notion was soon given over.
paddle
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From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
quarter
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From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
rock
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From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
sea
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
seaward
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From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
side
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
soon
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From this reading That notion was soon given over.
south-west
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
Spy-glassnounUS /ˈspaɪ ɡlæs/
a small telescope used to see distant objects
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
sun
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That notion was soon given over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
tossing
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
Treasure
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From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
up
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From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was broad day when I awoke and found myself tossing at the south-west end of Treasure Island.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast Hill were at my elbow, the hill bare and dark, the head bound with cliffs forty or fifty feet high and fringed with great masses of fallen rock.
