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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 Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
AFLOAT
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From this reading CRUSOE AFLOAT.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
belonged
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
bracing
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
burst
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
cabin
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
came
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
captured
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
CRUSOE
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From this reading CRUSOE AFLOAT.
Don't
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From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
door
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
firm
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
flag
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From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
Friday
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
furious
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
further
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
galley
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
give
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From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
Green
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
Harry
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
held
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
hold
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
knew
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
locked
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
men
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
mingled
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
motto
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From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
musketsnounUS /ˈmuskets/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
Newcombe
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
noise
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
opened
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
secured
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
shouts
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
some
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
Stand
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
struggle
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
threw
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
Tom
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
tried
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
two
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From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
up
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From this reading "Remember the motto, on our flag, and 'Don't give up the ship!'"
voice
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From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Stand firm, men!" exclaimed a voice, which Tom knew belonged to Harry Green.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So thought Tom Newcombe, as he held the door that opened from the galley into the hold, while Friday locked and further secured it, by bracing two of the captured muskets against it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
yells
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From this reading Hardly had this been done, when the noise of a furious struggle came from the cabin, mingled with shouts and yells; and, at the same time, some one in the hold threw himself against the door, and tried to burst it open.
