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11th
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
advertised
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
arrived
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
August
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Blanc
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
board
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
boat
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Boulogne
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From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
Calais
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
chest
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From this reading Stephen’s chest was at once taken on board the _Rose_.
Cheval
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
CHILI
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From this reading IN CHILI.
Cochrane
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
day
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
diligence
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From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
Dover
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Embleton
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
England
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
evening
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
family
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
going
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
Hewson
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From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
Hotel
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CHILI.
inquiries
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
learned
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Lord
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
mairie
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
Making
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
mid-day
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
obtained
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From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
once
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From this reading Stephen’s chest was at once taken on board the _Rose_.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
passports
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From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
previous
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
put
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
Rose
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From this reading Stephen’s chest was at once taken on board the _Rose_.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
seven
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Stephen
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
Stephen's
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From this reading Stephen’s chest was at once taken on board the _Rose_.
taken
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From this reading Stephen’s chest was at once taken on board the _Rose_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Hewson had obtained passports for them, and they went on next morning by diligence to Boulogne.
there
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From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
up
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From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that a boat was advertised to sail from Dover to Calais on the 11th of August, Lieutenant Embleton and Stephen went over there on the evening before; going on board at seven in the morning, they arrived at Calais at mid-day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Making inquiries at the _mairie_ they learned that Lord Cochrane had arrived with his family on the previous day from England, and had put up at the Cheval Blanc Hotel.
