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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 QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
Adventure
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From this reading In the forecastle were trusty seamen who had sailed in the _Plymouth Adventure_.
all
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
cabin
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
Carolina
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
Cherokee
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
coast
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
Cockrell
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
colonial
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
command
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
Councilor
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
destination
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
dozen
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
draper
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
England
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
equipped
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
fishing
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
Forbes
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the forecastle were trusty seamen who had sailed in the _Plymouth Adventure_.
gear
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
GOLD
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the forecastle were trusty seamen who had sailed in the _Plymouth Adventure_.
Hawkridge
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
holiday
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
Inlet
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
Jack
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
Joe
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
Jonathan
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
kind
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
leisurely
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
linen
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
making
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
men
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
new
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
peculiar
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
Peter
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
PIRATESnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
Plymouth
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From this reading In the forecastle were trusty seamen who had sailed in the _Plymouth Adventure_.
QUEST
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
sailed
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From this reading In the forecastle were trusty seamen who had sailed in the _Plymouth Adventure_.
sailing
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
Saxby
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
seamen
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From this reading In the forecastle were trusty seamen who had sailed in the _Plymouth Adventure_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
sloop
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
sloop's
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
SMALL
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
tackle
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From this reading The sloop's destination was Cherokee Inlet and she was equipped with tackle and gear for a peculiar kind of fishing.
taking
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
trade
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
trusty
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From this reading In the forecastle were trusty seamen who had sailed in the _Plymouth Adventure_.
up
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
way
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From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
Wellsby
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From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The skipper was Captain Jonathan Wellsby who was taking this holiday cruise before sailing for England to command a fine new ship in the colonial trade.
William
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE QUEST FOR PIRATES' GOLD A SMALL sloop was making its leisurely way up the Carolina coast with a crew of a dozen men all told.
young
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From this reading In the cabin were Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge, Councilor Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, and that brisk young linen draper William Saxby.
