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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 The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
almost
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I wonder if I can see anything of him."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
attached
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
beating
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
become
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
came
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I wonder if I can see anything of him."
care
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
crawl
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
cry
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
dozen
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
drowned
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From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
fallen
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From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
FIGHT
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From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
FINAL
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From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
full
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
going
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
groaned
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From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
gun
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
he'll
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From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
he's
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From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
heart
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder if I can see anything of him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if I can see anything of him."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
knees
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
lad
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
leaped
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
once
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
out
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
perilous
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
SCENES
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From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
second
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
see
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From this reading "I wonder if I can see anything of him."
Si
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From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
speed
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
sucked
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From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FINAL SCENES OF THE GREAT FIGHT "Si has fallen overboard!"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
throats
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "If he's overboard, he'll be sucked under and drowned," he groaned.
undertake
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
vessel
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From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
Walter's
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder if I can see anything of him."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Without a second thought he leaped on the gun and began to crawl out, on hands and knees, as perilous a thing to do, with the vessel going at full speed, as one would care to undertake.
Yankee
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From this reading The cry came from half a dozen throats at once, and Walter's heart almost stopped beating, so attached had he become to the Yankee lad.
