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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 HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
anchor
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
arms
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From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
ashore
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From this reading Once more they were placed in a small boat, and were rowed ashore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
boat
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From this reading Once more they were placed in a small boat, and were rowed ashore.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
building
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
chained
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From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
cove
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
Danvers
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
dawn
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
deck
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
door
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From this reading Danvers knocked loudly upon the door.
dropped
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
early
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
gloomy
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
guard
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
half-ruined
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
halt
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
irons
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From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
knocked
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From this reading Danvers knocked loudly upon the door.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
leg
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From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
LOST
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
loudly
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From this reading Danvers knocked loudly upon the door.
marched
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
more
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From this reading Once more they were placed in a small boat, and were rowed ashore.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
Once
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From this reading Once more they were placed in a small boat, and were rowed ashore.
pale
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
placed
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From this reading Once more they were placed in a small boat, and were rowed ashore.
poor-looking
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
PRISONERS
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
removed
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From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
rowed
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From this reading Once more they were placed in a small boat, and were rowed ashore.
seamen
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
small
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
SPY
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
stone
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
streets
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
tender
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The leg irons had been removed, but their arms were still chained behind them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more they were placed in a small boat, and were rowed ashore.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
town
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From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
two
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From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under guard of Danvers and a couple of seamen they were marched through the streets of a small, poor-looking town, and at last brought to a halt before a gloomy, half-ruined stone building.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW THE SPY LOST HIS PRISONERS In the pale dawn of the early morning the tender dropped anchor in a small cove, and the two prisoners were brought upon the deck.
