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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 THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
accompanied
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
ashore
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
called
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
can't
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From this reading He can’t escape us now.”
caused
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
deck
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
eager
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
Eagerly
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
escape
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From this reading He can’t escape us now.”
exclaimed
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From this reading “The signal,” he exclaimed.
fire
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
fires
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
got
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From this reading “We’ve got him.
gradually
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
grow
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
GUARD
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
GUNBOAT
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ve got him.
hollow
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
joy
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
knew
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
light
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
listened
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
lookout
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
midshipman's
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
music
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
now
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From this reading He can’t escape us now.”
O'Neil
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
oars
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
Phil
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
play
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
points
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
rowlocks
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
saw
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
signal
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From this reading “The signal,” he exclaimed.
sir
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
sounds
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
stepped
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
sweet
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From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
there
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
There's
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
three
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eagerly he listened to the sweet music of those hollow sounds caused as he knew by the play of the oars in their rowlocks.
unbounded
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
unmistakable
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He can’t escape us now.”
voice
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From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GUNBOAT ON GUARD “There’s a fire ashore there, sir,” a lookout called in an eager voice as Phil accompanied by O’Neil stepped on deck, and the midshipman’s joy was unbounded as he saw three points of light gradually grow into three unmistakable fires.
We've
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From this reading “We’ve got him.
