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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 He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
all
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From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
associate
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
attached
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From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
bereavement
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
board
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From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
came
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
companions
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From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
content
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
covert
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
death
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From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
devotedly
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From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
dismay
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From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
driven
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
filled
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From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
friend
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From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
individual
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From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
Isabel
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From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
LILY
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From this reading LILY ON THE WATCH.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
night
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From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LILY ON THE WATCH.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
peril
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
personal
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
Quin
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From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
reduced
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
sad
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
sense
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
shed
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
sincerely
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From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
slain
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
slavery
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From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
sorrow
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From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LILY ON THE WATCH.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
There
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From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
true
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From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
WATCH
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From this reading LILY ON THE WATCH.
weeping
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From this reading There was weeping all night long on board of the Isabel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had been a true and faithful friend to each individual of the party, and they were all sincerely and devotedly attached to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The death of poor Quin filled his companions with sorrow and dismay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With this sad bereavement came the sense of personal peril, for those who had slain their associate would not be content till they had driven his companions from their covert, and shed their blood or again reduced them to slavery.
