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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 We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
accordingly
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
all
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
also
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
anaconda
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From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
awake
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
bath
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
busied
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
coming
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
covering
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
departed
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
dip
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
evening
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
event
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
execute
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
exploring
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
Finally
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From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
get
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
heard
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
home
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
huge
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
including
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
loathsome
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
looking
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
memorial
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
men
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
misgivings
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From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
more
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From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
natural
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
once
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From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
Oscar
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
plans
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
preparing
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
preserved
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
remains
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
return
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
rocks
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
saw
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
scaly
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
sea
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
sharks
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
shiny
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
shouts
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From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
skinned
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
Smart
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From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
supper
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From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
thrown
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From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
up
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From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening, if they returned in time, it was to be skinned; the shiny, scaly covering being to be preserved as a memorial of the event, and the loathsome remains were to be thrown to the sharks.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So we accordingly did, and long ere we were awake in the morning the captain and all his men, including Smart and Oscar, had departed to execute his plans.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We busied ourselves in preparing them a good supper against their return; we had also all a dip in the sea, in a little natural bath in the rocks, where no sharks could get at us.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While we were standing looking at its huge length, we heard shouts from above, and saw the exploring party coming home.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Finally, not without misgivings, we all went up to look once more on the anaconda.
