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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 PRESENTATION.
address
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
all
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
almost
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
called
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
clothes
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
conceive
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
connected
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
day
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
doubt
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
friends
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
furnished
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
H
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
held
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
Holdsworth
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
how
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
incapacity
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
incident
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
kindness
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
knew
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
knowing
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
letter
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
money
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
Mr
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
much
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
mystery
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
officers
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
others
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
past
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
pathos
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
position
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
PRESENTATION
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From this reading A PRESENTATION.
provoking
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
recall
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
return
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
set
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
shared
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
Sherman
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
smallest
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
solve
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
speak
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From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
square
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
table
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not knowing how to address or speak to Holdsworth, the skipper and Mr. Sherman and the others called him Mr. H., that letter being all they knew of his name.
treated
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
utter
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From this reading Indeed, his utter incapacity to recall the smallest incident connected with his past, was almost provoking, despite its pathos.
very
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From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
waited
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
world
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
wrought
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From this reading None of them could doubt that he had friends, that he held a position, that he might have money; and they waited day after day for the return of his memory, which was to solve the mystery his silence wrought, and set him square with the world again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was treated by captain and officers with great kindness, shared their table, and was even furnished by them with clothes, of which, you may conceive, he stood very much in need.
