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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 I found myself in the cabin of a ship.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
beam
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
BLACK
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From this reading CAPTAIN MICHAEL GREAVES OF THE “BLACK WATCH.”
blankets
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
cabin
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From this reading I found myself in the cabin of a ship.
came
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From this reading How came I here, thought I?
CAPTAIN
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From this reading CAPTAIN MICHAEL GREAVES OF THE “BLACK WATCH.”
deck
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
eyes
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
found
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From this reading I found myself in the cabin of a ship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
GREAVES
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From this reading CAPTAIN MICHAEL GREAVES OF THE “BLACK WATCH.”
hammock
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
head
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
here
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From this reading How came I here, thought I?
How
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From this reading How came I here, thought I?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found myself in the cabin of a ship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found myself in the cabin of a ship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
lay
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
looked
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
MICHAEL
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From this reading CAPTAIN MICHAEL GREAVES OF THE “BLACK WATCH.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found myself in the cabin of a ship.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN MICHAEL GREAVES OF THE “BLACK WATCH.”
opened
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
perceived
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
ship
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From this reading I found myself in the cabin of a ship.
shirt
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
side
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
some
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
stared
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
straight
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN MICHAEL GREAVES OF THE “BLACK WATCH.”
then
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How came I here, thought I?
time
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
turned
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
up
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
upper
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From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
WATCH
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From this reading CAPTAIN MICHAEL GREAVES OF THE “BLACK WATCH.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I lay in a hammock, and when I opened my eyes I looked straight up at a beam running across the upper deck.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
wondering
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From this reading I stared at this beam for some time, wondering what it was and wondering where I was; I then turned my head from side to side, and perceived that I was in a hammock, and that I lay in my shirt under some blankets.
