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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 The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
asked
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From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
awning
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
Calcutta
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From this reading “From shore, sir--Calcutta.”
came
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
Carter
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From this reading “Message for Mr. Carter!”
chairs
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
clothes
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
COMING
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From this reading THE COMING OF JAI SINGH.
deck
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
feet
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From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Message for Mr. Carter!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
front
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
hand
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
helmet
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
JAI
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From this reading THE COMING OF JAI SINGH.
linen
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
Marathon
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
Message
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From this reading “Message for Mr. Carter!”
Mr
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From this reading “Message for Mr. Carter!”
occupant
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From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF JAI SINGH.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
operator
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
ordinarily
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
paper
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
people
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
pith
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
row
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
shore
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From this reading “From shore, sir--Calcutta.”
SINGH
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From this reading THE COMING OF JAI SINGH.
sir
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From this reading “From shore, sir--Calcutta.”
slip
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
springing
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From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
steamer
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
steamship
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
stopped
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF JAI SINGH.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
tropics
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
Where's
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From this reading “Where’s it from?” asked the occupant of one of the chairs, springing to his feet.
white
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
wireless
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From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The wireless operator of the steamship _Marathon_, in the linen clothes and pith helmet ordinarily worn by white people in the tropics, came along the steamer deck with a slip of paper in his hand and stopped in front of a row of steamer chairs under an awning.
