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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 His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
aside
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
Bill
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
Blackbeard
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From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
BLACKBEARD'S
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
boat
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
boughs
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
canoe
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
channel
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
contents
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
cove
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
cover
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
creek
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
crooked
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
deep-laden
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
ERRAND
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
follow
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
gloating
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
grass
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
imagination
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
INTERRUPTEDnounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
log
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
lust
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From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
massive
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
Old
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From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
out
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
paddling
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
past
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
picture
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
pirogue
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
possible
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
pursue
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
Rogers
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From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
rowed
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
Saxby
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
sea-chest
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
shoved
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
sight
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
slay
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From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
sluggish
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
southern
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
stealthy
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
stream
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
thrust
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From this reading Bill Saxby thrust aside the cover of grass and boughs and shoved the log canoe out of the cove.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
Trimble
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From this reading Old Trimble Rogers had forgotten his lust to slay Blackbeard.
turned
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From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
undetected
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From this reading So crooked was the course of the creek that the boat was already out of sight and by stealthy paddling it was possible to pursue undetected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLACKBEARD'S ERRAND IS INTERRUPTED BLACKBEARD'S deep-laden boat was rowed on past the pirogue and turned to follow the channel of the sluggish stream.
waters
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From this reading His gloating imagination could picture the contents of that massive sea-chest after a long cruise in southern waters.
