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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 A SHORT LECTURE ON GERMANY.
ahoy
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
All
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
America
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
answer
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
Arbuckles
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
assembled
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
attend
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊsən/
an officer responsible for deck crew and equipment
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
bores
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From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These lectures were received with different degrees of favor by various students.
companies
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
considered
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From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
degrees
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From this reading These lectures were received with different degrees of favor by various students.
diagrams
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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displayed
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favor
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From this reading These lectures were received with different degrees of favor by various students.
foremast
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
GERMANY
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From this reading A SHORT LECTURE ON GERMANY.
Gordon
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From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
illustrations
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
intolerable
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Kendall
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LECTURE
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lectures
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maps
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near
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SHORT LECTURE ON GERMANY.
other
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
others
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Paul
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privileges
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professor
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received
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regarded
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seats
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
ships
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
SHORTadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A SHORT LECTURE ON GERMANY.
Shuffles
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From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
steerage
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
students
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
teachings
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From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These lectures were received with different degrees of favor by various students.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
Tremere
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From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
valuable
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various
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From this reading These lectures were received with different degrees of favor by various students.
very
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From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These lectures were received with different degrees of favor by various students.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While such as Paul Kendall, Shuffles, Gordon, and Tremere regarded them as very valuable privileges, others considered them as intolerable bores.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These lectures were received with different degrees of favor by various students.
Young
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From this reading In answer to the summons of the boatswain, "All hands, attend lecture, ahoy!" both ships' companies assembled in the steerage of the Young America.
