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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 A long wait.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
arranged
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From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
bights
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
blacksmith
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
counter-roars
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From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
couple
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
English
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From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
fast
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
fragile
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
French
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From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
ladder
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From this reading No ladder.
line
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
long
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From this reading A long wait.
make
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
mate
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
men
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No ladder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
ordering
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
own
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
problem
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
roars
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From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
rung
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
solved
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
Take
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
there
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From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
thing
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
third
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
three-fingered
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
throw
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
twenty-foot
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
up
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
wait
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From this reading A long wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Such roars in English and counter-roars in French as there were while that ladder was being arranged!
wooden
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From this reading Our own skipper solved the problem by ordering his men to throw up a twenty-foot wooden ladder--a fragile thing.
yelled
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From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take a couple of bights of that line, and make it fast on the third rung, you three-fingered blacksmith!" yelled our mate.
