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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 As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
apart
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From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
based
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
bitter
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From this reading In soul he was bitter; in body he was healthy, powerful, and sane.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In soul he was bitter; in body he was healthy, powerful, and sane.
boy
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
Calhoun
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
Caribbean
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
Channel
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
control
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
customs
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
deep-seated
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
deepened
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From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
down
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
Dyck
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
English
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
experience
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
expert
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
fellow-mutineers
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
hatred
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From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In soul he was bitter; in body he was healthy, powerful, and sane.
healthy
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From this reading In soul he was bitter; in body he was healthy, powerful, and sane.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
history
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
holding
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
honour
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From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
injurious
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
injustice
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From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
innate
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
love
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
machinery
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
man-of-war
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
many
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
men
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
more
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
mutineer
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
nature
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From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
powerful
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From this reading In soul he was bitter; in body he was healthy, powerful, and sane.
present
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
prison
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From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite apart from the honour of his nature, prison had deepened in him the hatred of injustice.
sailor
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
sane
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From this reading In soul he was bitter; in body he was healthy, powerful, and sane.
Sea
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
soul
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From this reading In soul he was bitter; in body he was healthy, powerful, and sane.
sternly
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
studied
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
succeeded
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
success
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From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
tactfully
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a boy, Dyck had been an expert sailor, had studied the machinery of a man-of-war, and his love of the sea was innate and deep-seated; but his present success was based upon more than experience.
welfare
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From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
world
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From this reading Perhaps no mutineer in the history of the world ever succeeded, as did Dyck Calhoun, in holding control over fellow-mutineers on the journey from the English Channel to the Caribbean Sea.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Slowly, sternly, yet tactfully, he had broken down the many customs of ship life injurious to the welfare of the men.
