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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 FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
arm
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
atmosphere
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
chart
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
cleared
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
companionway
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
company
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
consider
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
decisive
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
deck
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From this reading The women waited on deck while the meeting lasted.
DeMille
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
denunciation
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
down
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
entire
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
executive
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
feelings
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
forth
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
go
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
hanging
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
house
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
lasted
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From this reading The women waited on deck while the meeting lasted.
leaders
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
man
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
materially
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
matter
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
meeting
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From this reading The women waited on deck while the meeting lasted.
Monty
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
mutiny
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
needed
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
Now
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The women waited on deck while the meeting lasted.
others
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
pent-up
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
position
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
poured
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
precisely
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
refuge
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
Reggie
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
remark
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
session
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From this reading But the atmosphere had been materially cleared and the leaders of the mutiny were in a position to go into executive session and consider the matter.
Smith
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
sought
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
Subway
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
TRAITOR
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
unfortunate
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
Vanderpool
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From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
waited
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From this reading The women waited on deck while the meeting lasted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The women waited on deck while the meeting lasted.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
women
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From this reading The women waited on deck while the meeting lasted.
yard
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From this reading "Subway" Smith was for hanging him to the yard arm, and the denunciation of the others was so decisive that Reggie sought refuge in the chart house.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A FAIR TRAITOR "Now will you be good?" cried Reggie Vanderpool to DeMille as Monty went down the companionway.
young
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From this reading The remark was precisely what was needed, for the pent-up feelings of the entire company were now poured forth upon the unfortunate young man.
