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ACT
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Adieno
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From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
all
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
bounded
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
carried
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
charge
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From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
CONTINUES
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courage
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
credit
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
daring
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
deck
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From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
desperate
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
dispute
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
disputed
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From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
dollars
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From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
enterprise
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
excitement
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
gave
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
given
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From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
heart
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
Henry
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
ladder
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
lame
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From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
leaving
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
man
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From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
met
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From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
more
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
movement
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
offered
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
out
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
person
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From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
PILOT
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possess
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
questions
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
ran
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
reached
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From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
resistance
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
Rush
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
say
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
settle
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
Splash
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From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
STEAMER
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
students
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
supposed
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
Tom
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
two
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From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
up
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
Vallington
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From this reading My heart bounded with excitement as we carried out our desperate enterprise, and I gave Henry Vallington credit for more daring and courage than I had ever supposed him to possess.
waiting
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
wheel-house
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From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST CONTINUES TO ACT AS PILOT OF THE STEAMER.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When I reached the deck of the Adieno I met the person who was in charge of the steamer.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the lame man who had disputed my right to the Splash in the morning, and to whom we had given two dollars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He looked astonished at the sudden movement of the students, but he offered no resistance; and, without waiting to hear what he had to say, I ran up the ladder to the wheel-house, leaving Tom Rush to settle all questions in dispute with him.
