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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 NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are supposed to be dead; you must take another name."
ashore
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From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are supposed to be dead; you must take another name."
Ben
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From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
Captain
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From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
changed
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
cruised
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
dead
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From this reading You are supposed to be dead; you must take another name."
difficult
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "William Rolfe--how will that do?" said Hector.
done
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
Even
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
go
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From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
health
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
Hector
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
how
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From this reading "William Rolfe--how will that do?" said Hector.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
man
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
met
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You are supposed to be dead; you must take another name."
name
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From this reading You are supposed to be dead; you must take another name."
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
Picton
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
place
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
quite
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From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
recognize
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
RECOGNIZED
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
recovered
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
Rolfe
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From this reading "William Rolfe--how will that do?" said Hector.
safe
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From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
said
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From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
Sea-mew
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
street
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
strength
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
supposed
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From this reading You are supposed to be dead; you must take another name."
take
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From this reading You are supposed to be dead; you must take another name."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "William Rolfe--how will that do?" said Hector.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
thought
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From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "William Rolfe--how will that do?" said Hector.
William
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From this reading "William Rolfe--how will that do?" said Hector.
Woodridge
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From this reading NOT RECOGNIZED The _Sea-mew_ cruised about from one place to another and Hector Woodridge recovered his health and strength; but he was a changed man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even Picton thought it difficult to recognize him; he would not have done so had he met him in the street.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Captain Ben said: "It is quite safe for you to go ashore.
