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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
any
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From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
battle
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From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
BLOWING
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From this reading WIND SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST, BLOWING FRESH.
boat
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
bound
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
detective
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From this reading He made no reply to the remark of the detective.
direction
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
Dory
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
effort
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From this reading Pearl Hawlinshed was panting from his effort to escape.
escape
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From this reading Pearl Hawlinshed was panting from his effort to escape.
felt
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From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
FRESH
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From this reading WIND SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST, BLOWING FRESH.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pearl Hawlinshed was panting from his effort to escape.
further
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From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
Hawlinshed
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From this reading Pearl Hawlinshed was panting from his effort to escape.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no reply to the remark of the detective.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
lost
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From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
made
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From this reading He made no reply to the remark of the detective.
Moody
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He made no reply to the remark of the detective.
now
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
panting
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From this reading Pearl Hawlinshed was panting from his effort to escape.
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading Pearl Hawlinshed was panting from his effort to escape.
Peppers
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
prisoner
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
remark
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From this reading He made no reply to the remark of the detective.
reply
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From this reading He made no reply to the remark of the detective.
resistance
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From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
rope
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
said
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
side
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST
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From this reading WIND SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST, BLOWING FRESH.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
tied
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
useless
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From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.
want
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From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pearl Hawlinshed was panting from his effort to escape.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
WINDnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WIND SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST, BLOWING FRESH.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I think we have him now where we want him," said Peppers, after Moody, under his direction, had tied the prisoner, with the rope that had bound Dory, to the side of the boat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt that he had lost the battle, and any further resistance would be useless.