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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 He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
annoyed
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
captain
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
confoundedly
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
conspiring
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
d
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
DANGER
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
decent
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
delays
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
exactly
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From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
found
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
gangway
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
Germans
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
guard
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From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
hurt
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
inclined
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
insulted
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
just
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
know
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From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
later
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
little
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
made
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
making
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
means
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
meeting
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
most
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
MR
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From this reading MR.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
passage
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
position
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From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
prevent
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
propositions
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
received
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
ruffled
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
SABIN
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
said
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From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
seemed
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
still
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
talk
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I have been most confoundedly insulted by those d---- Germans," he said to Mr. Sabin, meeting him a little later in the gangway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
various
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From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
visit
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From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still hurt and ruffled at the propositions which had been made to him, and annoyed at the various delays which seemed conspiring to prevent him from making a decent passage.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SABIN IN DANGER Mr. Sabin found the captain by no means inclined to talk about the visit which they had just received.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't know exactly what your position may be, but you will have to be on your guard.
