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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 Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
acts
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
anyhow
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From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
appear
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
arm
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
attempt
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From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
bally
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From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
cabin
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
certainly
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
character
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
cheroot
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
closed
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
consecutiveness
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From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
contents
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
crudeness
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From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
crust
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
door
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
down
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From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
em
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From this reading Have kept 'em in tea."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
free-and-easy
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
gave
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
gripped
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
handed
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
Hang
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From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have kept 'em in tea."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
heart
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
home
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
Hungerford
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
Hungerford's
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From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
idioms
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have kept 'em in tea."
Inside
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
kept
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From this reading Have kept 'em in tea."
language
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From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
pater
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
remark
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
seen
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he added, with no appearance of consecutiveness: "Hang the bally ship, anyhow!"
solidity
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
sound
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
steel
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
tea
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From this reading Have kept 'em in tea."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
then
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
tone
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From this reading I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
true
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
voyage
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From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside the cabin Hungerford closed the door, gripped me by the arm, and then handed me a cheroot, with the remark: "My pater gave them to me last voyage home.
worth
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From this reading It contents me to think that the solidity of his character and his worth will appear even through the crust of free-and-easy idioms, as they will certainly be seen in his acts;--he was sound at heart and true as steel.
