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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 A BARGAIN.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
any
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
ascertain
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
ashore
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
away
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
BARGAIN
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From this reading A BARGAIN.
battle
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
Bonita
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
brim
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
carried
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
change
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
cup
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
dangers
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
deck
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
disaster
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
drawn
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
dwindled
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
enemy
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
expense
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
filled
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
hard
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
home
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
inclined
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
Joe
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
likely
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
longer
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
lounged
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
made
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
marooned
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
menaced
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
mischief
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
misdeeds
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
most
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
near
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
night
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
now
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
port
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
position
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
reason
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
ripe
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
RunningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
strangers
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
surely
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
there
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From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
They're
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
tickets
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From this reading "They're hard tickets, and were most likely marooned here because of their misdeeds," he muttered to himself as he lounged on deck to ascertain if the enemy had made any change of position.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
trouble
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From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
vanquish
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From this reading There could no longer be a question but that the strangers were ripe for any mischief, even at the expense of a drawn battle, and Joe was inclined to believe they might vanquish his party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Running ashore on a pleasant night when there was every reason to believe they were near a home port was looked upon as a great disaster at the time; but now it dwindled into a trifle before the dangers which menaced.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It surely seemed as if those who had been carried away by the Bonita were to have their cup of trouble filled to the brim.
