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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 "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
admire
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
all
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
aloft
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
amphibious
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
anchor
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
any
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
better
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
blue
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
BOARD
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SAUCY "TONNERAIRE."
bonnie
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
bound
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
calls
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
care
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
caught
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
consider
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
crossed
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
days
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
DIBDIN
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
down
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
fear
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
go
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
Hoe
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
humbled
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
indeed
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
just
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
landsman
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
lay
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
lighted
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
low
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
notion
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
O'er
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
ocean
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
off
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE SAUCY "TONNERAIRE."
once
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
pipes
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
place
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
Plymouth
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
pretty
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
quietly
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
sailor
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
sat
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
SAUCY
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SAUCY "TONNERAIRE."
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
sight
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
Some
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
sort
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
Sound
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From this reading The _Tonneraire_ lay at anchor just off the Hoe in Plymouth Sound, as pretty a craft as any sailor need care to look at.
stare
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
stop
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE SAUCY "TONNERAIRE."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
there
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
tis
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
TONNERAIRE
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From this reading ON BOARD THE SAUCY "TONNERAIRE."
Tossed
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
up
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From this reading Some, indeed, even sat quietly down and lighted up their pipes, the better to consider the bonnie ship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
water
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From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
wave-swelling
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
we're
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Plymouth was an amphibious sort of a place even in those days; and there was not a landsman who had ever been in blue water that, having once caught sight of the saucy _Tonneraire_, did not stop to stare at and admire her as he crossed the Hoe.
wide
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From this reading "O'er the wide wave-swelling ocean, Tossed aloft or humbled low-- As to fear 'tis all a notion-- When duty calls we're bound to go."--DIBDIN.
