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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 I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
aboard
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From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
all
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
amuse
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
become
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The loneliness of the man is slowly being borne in upon me.
better
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
black
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
bored
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
borne
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From this reading The loneliness of the man is slowly being borne in upon me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
cabin
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
child
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From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
denoted
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
despise
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From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
escape
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
exist
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
fears
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From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
fortunate
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
function
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
galley
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
goes
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
hates
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From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The loneliness of the man is slowly being borne in upon me.
increases
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
jester
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
king
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
Larsen
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
loneliness
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From this reading The loneliness of the man is slowly being borne in upon me.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
man
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
master
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
moods
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
more
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From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
once
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
relations
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
relegated
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
slowly
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From this reading The loneliness of the man is slowly being borne in upon me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
table
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
There
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From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
toy
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From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
values
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From this reading I am to him no more than a toy, and he values me no more than a child values a toy.
well
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
whole
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From this reading My function is to amuse, and so long as I amuse all goes well; but let him become bored, or let him have one of his black moods come upon him, and at once I am relegated from cabin table to galley, while, at the same time, I am fortunate to escape with my life and a whole body.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
Wolf
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From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading My intimacy with Wolf Larsen increases—if by intimacy may be denoted those relations which exist between master and man, or, better yet, between king and jester.
