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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 An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
aloof
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
back
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
Bart
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Trust me, it shall be done."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
boat
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
boat-cloak
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
case
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
cast
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
cove
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
deal
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
Dinny
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trust me, it shall be done."
drawing
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
dropping
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
ejaculated
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
Hah
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
hand
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
hoisted
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
hour
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
how
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From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
kept
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
landed
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
lantern
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
later
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
like
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From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
lowered
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trust me, it shall be done."
men
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
off
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
originally
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
property
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
provided
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
raising
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From this reading "Hah!" ejaculated Bart, raising his hand, but dropping it again and drawing back.
ran
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
rope
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
sandy
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Trust me, it shall be done."
shrouded
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
soon
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From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
Spanish
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
speak
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From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
taken
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
That's
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From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
Trust
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From this reading Trust me, it shall be done."
vessel
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From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading An hour later the men stood aloof as Bart and Dinny lowered a long deal case into the boat and, as soon as the rope was cast off, hoisted the little sail and ran for the sandy cove where the boat had landed before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were provided with a lantern, and this they kept shrouded in a boat-cloak originally the property of the Spanish captain of a vessel that had been taken.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's how I like to hear you speak, captain.
