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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 Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
abode
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AVENGED AT LAST.
Australia
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
AVENGED
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From this reading AVENGED AT LAST.
bound
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From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.
boyish
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
call
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
Campbell
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
crowned
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
eagerness
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
England
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
farm
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
father
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
Fifteen
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
Full
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
grave
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
grey
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
Harry
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
home
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
Homeward
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From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.
hope
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
kept
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
landed
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AVENGED AT LAST.
loved
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
Man
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From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.
Mrs
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
near
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
Noble
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From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.
now
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
old
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
one's
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.
quiet
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
revenge
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From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
sailor
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
Self-sacrifice
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From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
some
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
stalwart
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
success
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
taken
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
thirty-four
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
three
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
toil
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
up
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
Valentine
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
voyage
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
waves
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From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.
way
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
Wilton
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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!
years
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
young
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From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!
