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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 Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
ABSENTEES
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From this reading THE MEETING OF THE ABSENTEES.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
any
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From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were conscious that everything was not right with them.
carry
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
conscious
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From this reading But they were conscious that everything was not right with them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
demonstrated
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
drinks
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From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
entire
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
escape
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But they were conscious that everything was not right with them.
finkel
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
glass
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
imbibing
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
impossible
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
inclination
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From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
intoxicating
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From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
knowing
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From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
landing
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
lane
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
Laybold
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
line
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
MEETING
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From this reading THE MEETING OF THE ABSENTEES.
more
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
narrow
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they were conscious that everything was not right with them.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEETING OF THE ABSENTEES.
officers
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
problem
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
proved
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
retreated
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they were conscious that everything was not right with them.
satisfaction
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
Scott
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
single
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
straight
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
stuff
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From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
taken
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From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they were conscious that everything was not right with them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING OF THE ABSENTEES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
up
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
walk
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From this reading They found it quite impossible to walk in a straight line, and even the problem of standing up was not demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of either of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
way
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From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Scott and Laybold, after imbibing a single glass of "finkel" each, which proved to be more than they could carry, retreated into a narrow lane, to escape the observation of a party of officers who were on their way to the landing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But they were conscious that everything was not right with them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Neither of them had any inclination for intoxicating drinks, and had taken the stuff without knowing what it was.
