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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 PROUD MOMENT.
ahead
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
amazement
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
appeared
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
capitally
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
Captain
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
ceased
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From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
comrade
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
dames
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From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
departure
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From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
endure
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From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
envied
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
envy
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
excited
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
few
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
frequent
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
get
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
Gordon
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
ladies
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From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
laughter
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
man
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From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
Mark
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From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
mentally
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
Miss
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
MOMENT
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From this reading A PROUD MOMENT.
never
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From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
new
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From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
old
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
others
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
out
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From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
paces
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
plenty
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
PROUD
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From this reading A PROUD MOMENT.
sauntered
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
say
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From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
sea
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
sight
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From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
squiring
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From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
talking
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From this reading She never ceased talking, and could not endure him out of her sight.
termed
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The others appeared to get on capitally; they had plenty to say to one another, and their frequent laughter excited not alone his envy, but his amazement.
Waring
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark was not a ladies’ man; this squiring of dames was a new departure.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
woman
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From this reading Captain Waring envied his comrade, who, with Miss Gordon, sauntered on a few paces ahead of him and, what he mentally termed, “his old woman of the sea.”
