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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 Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
alive
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
amazement
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
apparently
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
board
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
close
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From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
dare
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
delighted
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
Descending
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
dubbed
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
effect
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From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
exertions
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
expressed
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
few
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
hero
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
how
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
ill
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
incredible
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
indeed
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
judge
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
kept
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From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
kill
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
Knight
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
Ladder
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
learning
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From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
out
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
parts
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
row
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
saw
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From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
scheme
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
some
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From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
sorrow
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From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
sort
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
stratagem
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From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
succeeding
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
tale
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
Then
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
there
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
unfortunate
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From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
very
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From this reading They kept very close, and we saw but little of them until the ship returned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We were some time in learning what effect our stratagem had had upon the pirates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed very ill indeed, and while some of us expressed a little sorrow for him, there were a few who wondered how he dare be still alive after their incredible exertions to kill him.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, indeed, there was a great row, and we saw the unfortunate "Knight" brought out on a sort of board, apparently to tell his tale, which must have been very wonderful to judge by their amazement.
wonderfully
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From this reading On our parts we were delighted at the scheme succeeding so wonderfully, and dubbed the hero of it "The Knight of the Descending Ladder."
