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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 Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
aft
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
air
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all
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
Aralia
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arms
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
back
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
black
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
boy
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
came
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
cap
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
capstan
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
cheering
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
chimney-sweeps
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
dear
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From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
dog
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
failed
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From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
frightened
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From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
get
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From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
girls
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
happy
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From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
hugging
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From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
kissing
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From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
knife
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laughing
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
like
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
mad
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
now
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
out
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From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
Pansy
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From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
quarter-deck
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racing
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
reached
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From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
say
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sentence
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From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
sprang
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From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
Staysail's
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From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
Tom
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
tried
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From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
Two
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
Unky
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From this reading "Oh, I was so frightened, Unky dear, but I is so happy now!" cried Pansy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
waving
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From this reading Tom himself, come back to life, was standing on the capstan waving his cap in the air, and cheering and laughing like a mad thing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aralia and Pansy reached the quarter-deck before anyone could say "knife", and, black as they were, sprang right into Captain Staysail's arms, hugging him and kissing him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!--what!--what!--" He tried to get out a sentence, but failed.
wildly
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From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two little girls, one little boy, and one little dog, all as black as chimney-sweeps, the girls with their arms in the air, now came wildly racing aft.
