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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 It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
air
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
all
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
anchored
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
belongs
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From this reading “It belongs to my Company.
boat
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
bound
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
colonnade
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
Company
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From this reading “It belongs to my Company.
Custom
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
day
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
declining
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
explain
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From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
eyes
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
fates
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
Fidanza
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
flatroofed
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
gold
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From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
Greek
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
harbour
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
House
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
I've
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From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
Isabel
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It belongs to my Company.
It's
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From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
light
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From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
like
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From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
man
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From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
mastered
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
men's
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It belongs to my Company.
New
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
nominate
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From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
Nostromo
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From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
only
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From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
openly
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
opposite
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
out
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
power
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From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
private
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From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
property
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From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
pulling
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
sense
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
sham
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
small
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
temple
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From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
used
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From this reading “The light is private property,” he used to explain.
Viola
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From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
weight
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From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ve the power to nominate whom I like, and Viola it shall be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Directly his schooner was anchored opposite the New Custom House, with its sham air of a Greek temple, flatroofed, with a colonnade, Captain Fidanza went pulling his small boat out of the harbour, bound for the Great Isabel, openly in the light of a declining day, before all men’s eyes, with a sense of having mastered the fates.
worth
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From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s about the only thing Nostromo--a man worth his weight in gold, mind you--has ever asked me to do for him.”
