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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 WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
all
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
American
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
American-Spanish
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
angry
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
away
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
bold
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
boys
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
British
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
capital
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
capitulation
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
capture
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
Cervera
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
clapped
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
Cuba
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
CURTIS
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
day
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
deck
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
destruction
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
didn't
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
drawn
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
enough
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
entering
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
eyes
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
felt
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
fire
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
first
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
flagship's
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
fleet
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
following
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
forenight
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
give
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
got
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
hammock
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
Hardy
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
helped
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
HOBSON
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
hung
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
Ingomar
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
inspection
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
Iowa
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
island
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
Jack
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
lad
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
last
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
liked
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
long
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
many
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
MERRIMAC
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
Navy
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
otherwise
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
pals
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
please
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
pro
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
proud
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
rattle
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
rip
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
roar
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
Santiago
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
seen
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
ship
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
shortly
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
spat
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
specimen
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
spinners
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
STORY
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
story-tellers
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
Sunday
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
tales
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
temp
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
time
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
TOLD
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
up
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From this reading Had I got that lad into the British Navy, I should have been proud to have seen him among his pals drawn up for inspection on the flagship’s deck, first Sunday after entering.
very
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From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
War
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From this reading “The American-Spanish War didn’t last long enough to please me, but it did rip and rattle and roar in Cuba and all around the island after the first ship spat angry fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I give the following as specimen; it was told by Curtis:-- “I liked Jack Hardy from the very first day I clapped eyes on him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
yarn
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From this reading WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”--THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD Both Curtis and Ingomar were capital story-tellers or “yarn spinners,” and the tales they told the boys helped to while away the time on many a forenight which might otherwise have felt long.
young
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From this reading But this young Jack was an American Jack, and his ship was the bold _Iowa_, on which my hammock was hung _pro temp._, and the time was very shortly after the capitulation or capture of Santiago, and destruction of the fleet of Cervera.
