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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 Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
all
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
ballgame
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
bitch
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
called
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
celebrating
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
central
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
challenge
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
charting
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
commissary
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
cooks
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
day
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
days
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
discussion
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
eaten
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
endless
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
example
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
face
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
feed
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
fo'c's'le
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
food
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
get
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
girls
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
hand
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
hash
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
history
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
islands
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
It's
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
liquid
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
list
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
Lobscousers
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
marine
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
men
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
menu
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
off
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
other
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
out
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
practice
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
problem
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
prominent
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
read
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
remains
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
replace
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
sailors
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
salt-sea
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
sea-faring
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
seals
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
shipmen
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
ships
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
spaceship
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
spearing
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
study
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
talk
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
then
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From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
thoughtful
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
thoughts
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
three
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
times
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From this reading Food, on the other hand, is a challenge shipmen face three times a day, so central to their thoughts that a history of sea-faring can be read from a commissary list.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
today
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
tomorrow
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From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
topic
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
true
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
Unable
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
way
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From this reading Unable to get out to the ballgame and a long way off from the girls, men on ships think about, talk about, bitch about their food.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what they had eaten today!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the days when salt-sea sailors were charting islands and spearing seals, for example, the fo'c's'le hands called themselves Lobscousers, celebrating the liquid hash then prominent in the marine menu.
Woman
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From this reading It's true that Woman remains a topic of thoughtful study, but discussion can never replace practice in an art.
