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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 "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
all
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
asleep
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
Bill
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
bodies
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
bunks
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
cabin-boynounUS /ˈkæbɪn bɔɪ/
a boy employed to help with duties on a ship
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
came
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
cold
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
comes
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
couldn't
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From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
curse
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
deck
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
drunk
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From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
finger
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
freezing
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
got
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
green
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
learned
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
like
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
looking
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
losing
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From this reading "After that it was only a matter of waiting, and of losing two men when the time came.
lot
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
made
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
mast
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
masts
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
matter
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From this reading "After that it was only a matter of waiting, and of losing two men when the time came.
men
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From this reading "After that it was only a matter of waiting, and of losing two men when the time came.
monkey
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
mutiny
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
night
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
old
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
only
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From this reading "After that it was only a matter of waiting, and of losing two men when the time came.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
out
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From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
pointed
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
points
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
remain
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
shoot
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From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
sitting
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
soul
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
souls
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
stars
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
stay
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
swimming
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
there
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From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
top
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From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
two
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From this reading "After that it was only a matter of waiting, and of losing two men when the time came.
up
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
waiting
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From this reading "After that it was only a matter of waiting, and of losing two men when the time came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And suddenly there was the soul of poor old Bill sitting like a monkey at the top of the mast, and looking at the stars, and freezing through and through.
water
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From this reading "We got up a little mutiny after that, but Captain comes up and points with his finger again, and this time poor old Bill and all the rest are swimming behind the ship through the cold green water, though their bodies remain on deck.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
well
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From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It was the cabin-boy who found out that Captain couldn't curse when he was drunk, though he could shoot as well at one time as another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Next night we found that he had learned to curse, for he came on a lot of us asleep in our bunks, and among them poor old Bill, and he pointed at us with a finger, and made a curse that our souls should stay all night at the top of the masts.
