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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 As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
adding
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
all
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
biscuit
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
bore
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
BREACH
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
Briggs
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
bunk
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
claret
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
cockpit
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
confiscate
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
consoled
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
custom
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
day
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
deck
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
drunk
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
few
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
friends
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
get
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
getting
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
hilarity
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
honored
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
how
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
joined
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
just
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
keeps
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
keg
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
Lankey
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
late
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
lies
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
mishap
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
moments
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
more
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
naval
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
nipcheese
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
Nips
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
observance
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
occasioned
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
old
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
out
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
picking
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
planning
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
Presently
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
purser
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
said
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
salute
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
sat
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
state-room
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
Swizzle
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
tap
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From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
then
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
there
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
there's
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From this reading The old nipcheese lies there drunk half the day, and there's no getting at it."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
together
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
turned
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From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
weevils
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From this reading As we sat together in the cockpit, picking the weevils out of our biscuit, Briggs consoled me for my late mishap, adding that the "naval salute," as a custom, seemed just then to be honored more in the BREACH than the observance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Presently Swizzle turned to me:-- "We have been just planning how to confiscate a keg of claret, which Nips, the purser, keeps under his bunk.
witticism
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From this reading I joined in the hilarity occasioned by the witticism, and in a few moments we were all friends.
