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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 Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
agreeable
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
belonged
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From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
best
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From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
board
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
BONNYDALE
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
cabin
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
carried
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
charge
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
Christy
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From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
commander
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
conversation
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
Davidson
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
delighted
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
devoted
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From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
Drake
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
dressed
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From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
families
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From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
fifteen
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
fluently
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
French
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
Frenchman
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
highest
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From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
HOME
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
hour
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
knots
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
language
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
most
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
mother
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From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
opportunity
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
person
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
practise
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
prisoner
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
prospect
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
Rombold
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
sea
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
sense
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From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
sides
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
smooth
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
South
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From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
spoke
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
Tallahatchie
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
tenderly
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From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
tow
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
unable
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From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
very
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From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
war
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
weather
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
WELCOME
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
West
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From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Captain Rombold was a very agreeable person; and most of the conversation in the cabin was carried on in French, for the commander was delighted when he could obtain an opportunity to practise the language, and Dr. Davidson spoke it as fluently as a Frenchman, though Captain Drake was unable to understand a word of it.
WindnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME AT BONNYDALE Even with the West Wind in tow, the Tallahatchie could make fifteen knots an hour; for the sea was smooth, with every prospect of continued fine weather.
word
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From this reading He was a gentleman in the highest sense of the word, and belonged to one of the best families in the South.
wound
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From this reading He was very devoted to Christy, and dressed his wound every morning as tenderly as his mother could have done it.
wounded
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From this reading Dr. Davidson was a prisoner of war, but he remained on board in charge of the wounded of both sides.
