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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 had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
answer
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From this reading "I give you leave to ask, but I cannot answer you," replied the mate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
ask
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
boat
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I give you leave to ask, but I cannot answer you," replied the mate.
cannot
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From this reading "I give you leave to ask, but I cannot answer you," replied the mate.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
character
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
Christy
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
concluded
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From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
conference
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From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
confident
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
Dawbin
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
disturbed
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
drown
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
enemy
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
enough
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
excitement
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
Flanger
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
get
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
getting
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
give
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From this reading "I give you leave to ask, but I cannot answer you," replied the mate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
intended
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
leave
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From this reading "I give you leave to ask, but I cannot answer you," replied the mate.
manner
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
mate
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From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
meant
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
mischief
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
movement
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From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
Mr
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
much
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
other
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
prisoner
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I give you leave to ask, but I cannot answer you," replied the mate.
result
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From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
rid
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
some
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
suppressing
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
suspicion
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From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
TABLES
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
taken
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From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
TURNED
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
understood
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
well
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin?" asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I give you leave to ask, but I cannot answer you," replied the mate.
