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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 THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
able
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
also
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From this reading I also learned how to wash clothes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
armful
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
attempt
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
brought
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
called
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
came
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From this reading Hanson roared with laughter at my efforts, and then came along and gave me a lesson.
climb
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
clothes
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From this reading I also learned how to wash clothes.
coming
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
deck
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
dirt
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
dirty
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
dolly
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
drenching
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
efforts
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From this reading Hanson roared with laughter at my efforts, and then came along and gave me a lesson.
example
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
failure
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
falling
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
feet
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
first
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
following
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
fortnight
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
gave
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From this reading Hanson roared with laughter at my efforts, and then came along and gave me a lesson.
gear
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
Hanson
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From this reading Hanson roared with laughter at my efforts, and then came along and gave me a lesson.
happy
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
heavy
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
how
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From this reading I also learned how to wash clothes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
jumping
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
laughter
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From this reading Hanson roared with laughter at my efforts, and then came along and gave me a lesson.
lay
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
learned
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
lesson
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From this reading Hanson roared with laughter at my efforts, and then came along and gave me a lesson.
lower
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
MAKING
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
near
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
never
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
Now
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
now's
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
off
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
only
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
out
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
rain
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
ready
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
rigging
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
roared
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From this reading Hanson roared with laughter at my efforts, and then came along and gave me a lesson.
SAILOR
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
sailors
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
scuppers
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
sea
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
several
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
ship
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
shower
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
soaping
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
stamping
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
superabundant
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
then
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
things
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
time
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
tired
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
Tommy
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
too
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
tried
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
up
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From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
very
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
vitality
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
wash
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From this reading I also learned how to wash clothes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MAKING OF A SAILOR BEFORE we had been out at sea a fortnight I was able to climb up the lower rigging, and had learned several things about the ship.
well
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From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My first attempt was a failure, a heavy shower of rain was falling, and one of the sailors coming along the deck with an armful of dirty clothes, called out to me: “Now then, Tommy, now’s the time to wash clothes,” and following his example, I brought my dirty gear on to the deck in the drenching rain, and soaping them well, tried to dolly the dirt out of them by stamping and jumping on them with my feet as they lay near the scuppers.
work
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From this reading I was very happy, I was never tired, and was only too ready to work off my superabundant vitality.
