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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 A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
ACCOUNT
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
back
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From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
bay
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
beach
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
Bill
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From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
boat
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
Bonnet
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From this reading "Captain Bonnet knows me.
bound
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
breath
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
came
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From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Captain Bonnet knows me.
ceased
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
circumstance
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From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
Cockrell
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
daybreak
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
down
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
frantic
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
held
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
hullabaloo
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
Jack
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
John
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From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
knows
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From this reading "Captain Bonnet knows me.
lie
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
loud
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From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
Master
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From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Captain Bonnet knows me.
oars
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
odd
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From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
perplexed
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From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
PRIVATE
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
probably
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
questions
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From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
reply
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From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
Rogers
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From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
rushed
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
sailors
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
Saxby
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From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
service
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From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
set
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
SETTLE
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
several
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From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
ship's
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
shore
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From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
singing
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
strange
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From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
suspended
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
there
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
Trimble
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From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
up
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From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
voice
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From this reading They had come to look for Bill Saxby and Trimble Rogers, but this was a strange voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A PRIVATE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE THE ship's boat was bound into the bay, probably to lie there for daybreak, and Jack Cockrell rushed down to the beach where he set up such a frantic hullabaloo that the sailors ceased singing and held their breath and their oars suspended.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was so odd a circumstance that several of them hailed the shore with questions loud and perplexed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Master John Cockrell, at your service," came back the reply.
