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Abe
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Tell me what took place after I went down."
already
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From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
anxious
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
ardently
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
armor
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
asked
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
away
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
Bergen
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
Captain
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
clad
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
CORAL
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
deck
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
diving-suit
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
down
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From this reading "Tell me what took place after I went down."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
eccentric
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
Englander
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
experience
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From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
greeted
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
growing
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
headgear
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
hurriedly
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From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
kept
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
latter
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
laughed
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
leaving
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
long
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me what took place after I went down."
New
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
other
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
place
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From this reading "Tell me what took place after I went down."
reader
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From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
related
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From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
removing
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
rest
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From this reading The eccentric New Englander, removing his headgear, but leaving the rest of his armor on, laughed and asked:
said
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
schooner
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
stepped
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
Storms
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
supposed
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From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
Tell
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From this reading "Tell me what took place after I went down."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
told
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From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
took
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From this reading "Tell me what took place after I went down."
understand
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
very
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From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
went
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From this reading "Tell me what took place after I went down."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ON THE CORAL Captain Bergen and Abe Storms, as may be supposed, greeted each other ardently when the latter stepped upon the deck of the schooner, clad in his diving-suit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The captain hurriedly related his experience, which has been already told the reader.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was growing very anxious about you," said the captain, "for I could not understand what kept you away so long."
