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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 There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
air
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From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
bright
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From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
bullies
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
CAMP
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
Charles
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
cold
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From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
color
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From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
commanding
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
companions
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From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
consider
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
damp
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From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
discipline
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
double
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
enterprise
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From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
error
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From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
fancy
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From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
fled
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
given
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From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
gone
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From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
ill-natured
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
imperfect
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
imposing
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
ISLAND
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From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
labor
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
motley
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
night
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From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
oars
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
opportunity
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
pleasure
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
position
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
possible
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
quarrelsome
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
repulsive
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From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
romance
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From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP ON THE ISLAND.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
There
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From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
tugged
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night air was cold and damp, and his companions in error were repulsive to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bright color of romance which his fancy had given to the enterprise was gone.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no pleasure in commanding such a motley crew of ill-natured and quarrelsome bullies, and if it had been possible, he would have fled from them.
Zephyr
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From this reading As the crew of the Zephyr tugged at their oars, their imperfect discipline imposing double labor upon them, Charles had an opportunity to consider his position.
