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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 "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
arrived
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
Ben
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
better
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From this reading "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
Bridlington
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From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
Captain
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
come
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
day
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
desire
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
good
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
Haverton
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
He's
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From this reading "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
health
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
leave
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
long
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
making
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From this reading "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
much
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From this reading "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
next
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
occasion
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From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
OTHERS
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From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
Picton
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From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
pleased
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
quite
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
recovery
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From this reading "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
remembers
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
rest
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
right
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
safer
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
said
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From this reading "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
sane
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
Sea-mew
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
see
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
shattered
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
TEARAWAY
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From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
terribly
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
There
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From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
thinks
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
travel
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From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
very
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From this reading Captain Ben arrived next day and was very pleased to see him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TEARAWAY AND OTHERS There was no occasion for Picton to travel to Bridlington.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
wonderful
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From this reading "He's much better," said Ben; "making a wonderful recovery.
world
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From this reading He's quite sane, remembers everything, but his health is terribly shattered and a long rest on the _Sea-mew_ will do him a world of good.
yacht
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From this reading He has no desire to come to Haverton, or to leave the yacht; he thinks he is safer where he is, and he is right.
