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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 Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
board
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From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
certain
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
contents
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Until he had made a try for that he could not rest.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
dot
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Until he had made a try for that he could not rest.
gunnysack
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
indication
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
interesting
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From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
islands
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
knowledge
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
lain
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
made
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From this reading Until he had made a try for that he could not rest.
manner
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
marked
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
mean
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From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
occurrences
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From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
old
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
Pant
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
pearls
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
put
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
recorded
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From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
regarding
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until he had made a try for that he could not rest.
rich
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
safety
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
seaboard
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
seadog
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
secured
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
small
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
storm
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
strange
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
there
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From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
thread
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From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
Torentia
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
try
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From this reading Until he had made a try for that he could not rest.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On first indication of storm he had put in behind one of those small islands that dot the seaboard, and had there lain in safety until the storm had passed.
wary
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From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This does not mean, however, that there were no interesting occurrences on board that ship to be recorded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Captain of the _Torentia_, the ship on which Pant had secured passage in so strange a manner, was a wary old seadog.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet Pant had no certain knowledge regarding that thread marked gunnysack and its rich contents of pearls.
