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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 The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
agent
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
anchor
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
back
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
beans
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
board
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
boats
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
British
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
CAMELS
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
Canaries
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
cargo
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
cartridges
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
coarse
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
company's
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
corn
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
deep
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
disturbed
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
dropped
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
enough
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
far
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
flat-roofed
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
get
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
go
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
gofio
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
grain
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
grind
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
harbour
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
how
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
Jewish
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
Kit
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
maize
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
manager
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
meal
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
Moorish
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
Mossamedes
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
near
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
North
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
off
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
only
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
peons
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
quantity
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
rather
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
refused
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
roadstead
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
roast
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From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
safe
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
sent
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From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
servant
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
SHIPPING
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
state
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
steamship
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the Canaries corn is scarce, and the _peons_ roast and grind such grain as they can get for their coarse _gofio_ meal.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
town
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From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
used
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
warned
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From this reading Kit was the steamship company's servant, the ship was British, and he thought he ought to have warned the manager how she might be used.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHIPPING CAMELS _Mossamedes_ dropped anchor as near as was safe to the flat-roofed Moorish town.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roadstead was open and the harbour was only deep enough for boats, but so long as the wind did not back to the North one could ship cargo, and the agent sent off a quantity of maize and beans.
Wolf's
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From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Kit was rather disturbed about the cartridges, although Wolf's Jewish agent had so far refused to state when they would go on board.
