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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 I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
any
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
ask
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
BACK
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From this reading GOING BACK WITH THE PILOT.
bay
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
board
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
came
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From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
chance
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
collecting
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From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
committees
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
didn't
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
distinguished
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
fellows
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
friends
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
generally
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
give
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
GOING
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From this reading GOING BACK WITH THE PILOT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
how
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
intend
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
looking
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From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
lower
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
matter
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
Narrows
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
near
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
newspapers
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
officer
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From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
officers
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
other
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
people
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
PILOT
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From this reading GOING BACK WITH THE PILOT.
pretty
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
purser
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From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
read
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
Scott
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
some
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOING BACK WITH THE PILOT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
there
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
tickets
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From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
trip
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
trouble
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From this reading But I was saved the trouble of looking for an officer, for one of them, the purser, came along, collecting tickets.
up
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From this reading I didn't give him a chance to ask Scott or any of the other fellows for something that they didn't have, but went right up to him and told him how the matter stood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
way
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From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had read in the newspapers that committees and friends who went part way with distinguished people generally left them in the lower bay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
whole
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From this reading We were pretty near the Narrows when I thought it was about time to let the captain, or one of the officers, know that there were some people on board who didn't intend to take the whole trip.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GOING BACK WITH THE PILOT.
