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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
all
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From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come about, and run her on the beach."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
avoid
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
away
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
beach
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From this reading "Come about, and run her on the beach."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
blast
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
centre-board
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come about, and run her on the beach."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
direction
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From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
DORNWOOD
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD MANOEUVRES TO ESCAPE.
DORY
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD MANOEUVRES TO ESCAPE.
down
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
driven
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
dropped
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
eastward
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
ESCAPE
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD MANOEUVRES TO ESCAPE.
evidently
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
Gildrock
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
giving
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
Goldwing
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
grasped
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From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
gunwalenounUS /ˈɡʌnəl/
the upper edge of a boat’s side
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
Gut
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
heeled
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
hold
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From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
MANOEUVRES
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From this reading DORY DORNWOOD MANOEUVRES TO ESCAPE.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
notice
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From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
now
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
occasional
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come about, and run her on the beach."
out
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
run
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From this reading "Come about, and run her on the beach."
screw
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
shot
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
steam-yacht
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
stick
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From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
strong
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
Theodore
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From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
tiller
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From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DORY DORNWOOD MANOEUVRES TO ESCAPE.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
turn
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From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He dropped the centre-board, and stood to the eastward, evidently to avoid the steam-yacht, which was now giving an occasional turn to her screw to avoid being driven out into the Gut.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dory took no notice of this direction, but grasped the tiller with all his might; and with the short stick it was all he could do to hold her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you about, Theodore?" shouted Captain Gildrock, as the Goldwing shot away, heeled down to her gunwale under the blast of the strong wind.
