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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
another's
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
aware
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
back
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
became
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
binoculars
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
boat
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
chief
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
command
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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
deck
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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
Drummond
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
expectation
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
exuberant
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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
father
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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
fled
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
girls
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
giving
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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
heard
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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
holding
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
Johnson
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From this reading “Make for Stockholm, Johnson.
Kate
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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
Kempt
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make for Stockholm, Johnson.
mate
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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
men
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
once
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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
powerful
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
Prince
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
saloon
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
sat
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
say
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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
small
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
Stockholm
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From this reading “Make for Stockholm, Johnson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
there
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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
two
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
voice
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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
yacht
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
young
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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.