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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 "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those on board are running the greatest risk of their lives."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
bad
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
big
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
blow
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
board
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From this reading "Those on board are running the greatest risk of their lives."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the glory, Si!"
can't
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
cap
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
clean
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
collier
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
entrance
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
feather
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
get
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
gets
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
getting
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
glory
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From this reading "But the glory, Si!"
greatest
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From this reading "Those on board are running the greatest risk of their lives."
guns
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
harbor
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
heavy
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
Hobson
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
idea
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
It's
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
lad
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
Lieutenant
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
lives
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From this reading "Those on board are running the greatest risk of their lives."
made
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
men
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
MERRIMAC
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
mile
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
Morro
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
observed
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
old
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
out
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
places
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
quarter
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
quarters
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
risk
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From this reading "Those on board are running the greatest risk of their lives."
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Those on board are running the greatest risk of their lives."
selection
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
Si
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
sinking
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
succeeds
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
SUNK
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those on board are running the greatest risk of their lives."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
too
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
two
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
up
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From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
walked
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
Walter
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From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
water
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK "It's too bad we can't get places on the _Merrimac_," observed Walter to Si, as the two walked to their quarters after the selection of men had been made.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If Lieutenant Hobson succeeds in getting the collier up in the harbor entrance and sinking her, it will be a big feather in his cap."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
Yankee
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From this reading "My idea is that the heavy guns of old Morro will blow the _Merrimac_ clean out of the water before she gets within quarter of a mile of where she is to be sunk," answered the Yankee lad.
