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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 LOOKING FOR A PILOT.
acting
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
air
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
attached
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
band
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
breath
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
Bright
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
broad
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
Burnside
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
cabin
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
came
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
cap
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
carelessly
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From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
coat
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
down
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
early
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
ensign
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
expedition
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR A PILOT.
fresh
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
full-bearded
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
gold
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
gunboats
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
lace
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
ladder
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
large
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
lieutenant's
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
lifted
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
LOOKING
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From this reading LOOKING FOR A PILOT.
man
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
Mr
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From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
narrow
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
new
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From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
out
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
PILOT
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From this reading LOOKING FOR A PILOT.
pockets
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
quarter-deck
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
Robbins
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From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
saluted
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
shoulders
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
sitting
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
sleeve
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
strange
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From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
straps
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anything new or strange to tell me, Mr. Robbins?" asked the captain carelessly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
turn
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
twenty-seven
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From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
up
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
watch
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From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bright and early the next morning the captain of one of the twenty-seven gunboats that were attached to the Burnside expedition, came out of his cabin to take a breath of fresh air before sitting down to his breakfast.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he went up the ladder he lifted his cap to the quarter-deck, and was in turn saluted by the acting ensign on watch.
wore
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From this reading He was a large, full-bearded man, had a broad and a narrow band of gold lace around each sleeve of his coat, a lieutenant's straps on his shoulders, and wore his hands in his pockets.
