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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 VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
alert
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
all
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
always
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
brine
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
call
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From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
caught
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
clothes
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
deck
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
experience
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
eyes
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
face
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
fact
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
first
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
fist
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
fright
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From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
gave
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From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
great
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
happy
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
KINDS
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
knowledge
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
like
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
man
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
mate
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
Menzies
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
Mr
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
napping
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
never
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
old
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
paddling
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
perhaps
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
powerful
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
prize-fighter
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
room
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From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
salt
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
sea-dog
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
slept
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From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
STORMS
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
thorough
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From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
time
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From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
up
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
VARIOUS
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
waist
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
water
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
Well
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From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
went
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From this reading Well I remember the first time I went to his room to call him, and the fright he gave me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was always on the alert, and never caught napping, in fact, he slept with his eyes open, which perhaps accounts for it.
white
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From this reading He was never happy unless paddling about the deck up to his waist in salt water; all his clothes were white with brine.
wide
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From this reading VARIOUS KINDS OF STORMS THE first mate, Mr. Menzies, was a man of wide experience and knowledge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a great powerful man, a thorough old sea-dog, with a face and fist like a prize-fighter.
