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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 And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
all
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
Amos
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
any
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
Atupo
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
barking
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
Baverstock
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
Big
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
bold
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
bygone
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
call
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
century
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
certainty
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
chain
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
charity
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
concerning
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
consequence
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
danger
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
day
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
days
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
debt
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
desired
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
dog
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
doing
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
feeling
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
felt
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
find
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
Fish
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
friend
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
go
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
grassland
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
heard
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
honour
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
idle
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
ill
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
kennelled
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
knew
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
know
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
least
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
like
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
man
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
means
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
now
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
often
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
once
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
out
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
possessed
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
Red
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
restlessness
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
return
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From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
searched
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
seemed
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
side
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
some
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
Spaniards
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
stay
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
story
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
there
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From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
tugs
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
up
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
vain
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
venture
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
weeks
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I had heard the story of Atupo, it seemed to me that I knew all there was to know concerning the "Big Fish."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
Wood
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From this reading And a feeling of restlessness at once possessed me; I desired to be up and doing, to venture myself across the grassland, to find the Wood of the Red Fish, for which the bold Spaniards of a bygone century had searched so often and in vain.
world
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From this reading But I stood in the debt of charity and honour, and in consequence I felt for all the world like a kennelled dog that tugs barking on his chain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if those days were something idle, we were by no means out of danger; for any day Amos Baverstock might return when, of a certainty, it would go ill with Atupo and myself.
wounded
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From this reading For some weeks, at least, I must stay by the side of the wounded man, whom I could now call my friend.
