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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 sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
always
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
amidships
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
away
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
Aye
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
band
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
beam
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
Brewster
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
bring
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
cheerily
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
company
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
Coppin
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
couldn't
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
cracked
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
DAY
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON SHORE.
died
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
doubt
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
Elder
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
enough
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON SHORE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
genial
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
give
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
humor
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
I've
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
Jones
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
knees
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
land
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
many
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
Master
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
ocean
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON SHORE.
other
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
possesses
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
prayer
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
psalm-singing
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
rising
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
said
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
saluted
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
ship's
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
ship-master
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
SHORE
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From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON SHORE.
shrewd
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
sir
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
sirs
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
sound
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
sprung
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From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON SHORE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
together
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
upshot
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From this reading "Aye, aye, sir, here we be sure enough; but I've had many a shrewd doubt of this upshot.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
weathered
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From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Master Jones, here we' are," said Elder Brewster cheerily to the ship-master.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sound of prayer and psalm-singing died away on the shore, and the little band, rising from their knees, saluted each other in that genial humor which always possesses a ship's company when they have weathered the ocean and come to land together.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you, sirs, when that beam amidships sprung and cracked Master Coppin here said we must give over--hands couldn't bring her through.
