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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 He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
aboard
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From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
Arangi
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From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
beach
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
beached
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
blazed
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
board
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
boy
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
canoes
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
close
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
confines
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
coral-stone
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
destroyed
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From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
excitement
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
feasting
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
Fires
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
forgot
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
gutted
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
happened
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From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
head
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
Jerry
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From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
just
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
knew
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From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
knocked
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
lanterns
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
lay
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
legs
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
lighted
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
looting
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
out
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
paddle
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
pretty
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
saw
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From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
securely
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
shouting
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
song
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
stripped
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From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
teak-built
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
tied
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
tossed
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From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
towed
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
walls
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fires blazed on the beach, lanterns were lighted on board, and, amid a great feasting, the _Arangi_ was gutted and stripped.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened aboard the _Arangi_ Jerry never knew.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy who had knocked him on the head with the paddle, tied his legs securely and tossed him out on the beach ere he forgot him in the excitement of looting the _Arangi_.
world
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From this reading He did know that it was a world destroyed, for he saw it destroyed.
yacht
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From this reading With great shouting and song, the pretty teak-built yacht was towed in by the long canoes and beached close to where Jerry lay just beyond the confines of the coral-stone walls.
