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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 STRANGE ENCOUNTER.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
anchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/
a place where a ship can anchor
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
any
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
aroused
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
attention
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
attracting
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
beat
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From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
board
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
body's
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
common
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
Crusoe
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
difficulty
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
down
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading A STRANGE ENCOUNTER.
expected
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
faster
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From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
governor
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From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
harbor
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
heart
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From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
lay
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
likely
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
men
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
midnight
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
occurrence
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
out
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
passing
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
place
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
possession
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
provisions
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From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
rowing
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
saw
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
secure
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
shipping
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
Squire
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE ENCOUNTER.
suspicions
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
Sweepstakes
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
Thompson
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
trouble
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From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
up
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From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
usual
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From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
vessel
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
watch
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From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
wharves
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From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading This part of the undertaking did not trouble the governor, but his heart beat a trifle faster than usual whenever he thought of the provisions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The last time we saw the Crusoe men they were rowing up the harbor toward the place where the Sweepstakes lay at her anchorage.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They expected to secure possession of her without any difficulty, and to take her down the harbor, through the shipping that lay at the wharves, without attracting attention.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Squire Thompson never left a watch on board the schooner, and it was not likely that any body's suspicions would be aroused by so common an occurrence as a vessel passing out of the harbor at midnight.
