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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 In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
all
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
BEACH
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From this reading THE GIRL ON THE BEACH.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
best
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
care
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
carrying
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
climb
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
Colbert
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
considered
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
contract
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
costly
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
duties
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
exactly
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
expected
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
fellow
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
felt
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
fort
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
GIRL
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From this reading THE GIRL ON THE BEACH.
grapnel
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
helping
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
knew
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
knotted
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
Marco
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From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
Mr
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
night
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
old
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GIRL ON THE BEACH.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
out
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
paid
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
place
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
pretty
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
rope
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
said
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
San
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From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
satisfied
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From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
sea-beans
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
second
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
son
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
spirit
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From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
taking
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL ON THE BEACH.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the second place, I was not sure that I had been carrying out my contract with Mr. Colbert in exactly the right spirit; for although he had said nothing about my duties, I knew that he expected me to take care of his son, and paid me for that.
too
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From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
trip
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From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
up
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
very
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From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
walls
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From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
way
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From this reading And I felt pretty sure that helping a fellow climb up a knotted rope into an old fort by night was not the best way of taking care of him.
well
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From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the first place, when the sea-beans, the rope and the grapnel were all considered, it was a little too costly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was not very well satisfied with our trip over the walls of San Marco.
