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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 going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
Amos
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
any
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From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
apprehension
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From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
armed
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
ask
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
Bannister
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
Baverstock
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
certainty
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From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
danger
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From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
days
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
deserted
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
encountered
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From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
fall
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
filled
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From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
former
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
forth
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
friend
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
going
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From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
great
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
greater
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From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
half
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
happen
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
hope
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
hurried
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
illness
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
John
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
knew
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
like
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
little
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
mercy
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
most
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
much
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
need
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
quest
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
question
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
ravine
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
reason
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From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
Rushby
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
searching
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
starved
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
stayed
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From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
strength
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
told
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
weak
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From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bannister--as Rushby had told me--was weak from illness and half starved,, so that much of his great strength of former days must have deserted him, when most he had a need of it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Besides, I knew not whether he were armed, for that was a question I had not stayed to ask when I hurried forth from the ravine upon my quest.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had every reason to be filled with apprehension.
Wood
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From this reading Whilst searching in the Wood for John Bannister, my friend, I was like as not to fall in with Amos Baverstock; and if that should happen, I could hope for little mercy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I was going, of a certainty, into danger greater than any I had yet encountered.
