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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 "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
activity
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
begin
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
bowsprit-cap
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
boy
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
bring
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From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
CHARGE
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From this reading THE PROFESSOR'S CHARGE.
companion
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
fifty
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From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
flying
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
go
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From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
going
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From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
hundred
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From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
I've
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
It's
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From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
jib
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
Josephine
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From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
just
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From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
miles
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From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
moored
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From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
more
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
Perth
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
PROFESSOR'S
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From this reading THE PROFESSOR'S CHARGE.
reclining
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
round
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From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
said
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
say
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
sea
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From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
seated
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
soon
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From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
spoil
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From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR'S CHARGE.
there
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From this reading "I shall spoil if there is not something going on soon."
things
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From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
use
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From this reading "It's no use to think of that while we are moored fifty or a hundred miles from the sea," continued Wilton.
want
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll go on that cruise in the Josephine just as soon as we can bring things round right," added Perth.
week
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
Wilton
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From this reading "I say, Perth, I've been a good boy for more than a week, and I begin to be ashamed of myself for my want of activity," said Wilton, who had seated himself on the bowsprit-cap, while his companion was reclining on the flying jib.
