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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 MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
amused
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
anxiety
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
Blackbeard
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
castaways
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
CHEROKEE
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
chose
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cloud
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
dark
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
death
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From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
deck
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
displayed
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
escort
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
fact
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
force
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
go
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From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
grateful
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From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
honorable
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
hostage
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From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
ill
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
impressed
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
information
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From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
Jack
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
Joe
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
join
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From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
kicked
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
knew
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
lightened
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
longer
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From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
mate
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
MIST
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
nephew
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
obtained
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From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
off
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
offer
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From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
pirate
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
poop
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
promptly
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
Provincial
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
recruit
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
regarded
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From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
ropes
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From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
roughly
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Secretary
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From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
sentence
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From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
SWAMP
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
temper
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having obtained such information as they chose to offer, he roughly told them to go forward and join the crew.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
two
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For his part, Jack was grateful to be regarded no longer as a hostage under sentence of death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether or no, Jack was impressed as a pirate and it may have amused Blackbeard to recruit by force the nephew of the honorable Secretary of the Provincial Council.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Joe as an escort who knew the ropes, he went on deck and was promptly kicked off the poop by the mate.
young
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From this reading THE MIST OF THE CHEROKEE SWAMP THE dark cloud of anxiety was lightened a trifle by the fact that Blackbeard displayed no ill temper toward the two young castaways.
