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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 That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
all
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
Atlantic
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Where might ye be--eh?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
better
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
big
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
boarded
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
broad
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
casual
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
cattle-boat
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
cattle-pens
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
chased
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
courtesy
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
Dan
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
deck
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
dependent
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
Disko
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
eh
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From this reading "Where might ye be--eh?
exceedingly
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
expected
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
Fishing-boats
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
gave
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
helplessly
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
interesting
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
interview
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
lay
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
lee
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
like
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
loafed
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
lollopped
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
lumbering
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Where might ye be--eh?
miles
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
most
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
naturally
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
neighbours
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
officer
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
old
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
piece
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
ran
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
said
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
smelt
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
some
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
speaking-trumpet
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
steamers
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
things
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
thousand
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
three
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
upper
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From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
very
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
water
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
way
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From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
We're
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That was after another interesting interview, when they had been chased for three miles by a big lumbering old cattle-boat, all boarded over on the upper deck, that smelt like a thousand cattle-pens.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where might ye be--eh?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thing that struck him most was the exceedingly casual way in which some craft loafed about the broad Atlantic.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
wisdom
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From this reading Fishing-boats, as Dan said, were naturally dependent on the courtesy and wisdom of their neighbours; but one expected better things of steamers.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Where might ye be--eh?
yelled
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From this reading A very excited officer yelled at them through a speaking-trumpet, and she lay and lollopped helplessly on the water while Disko ran the _We're Here_ under her lee and gave the skipper a piece of his mind.
