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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 tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
all
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From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
American
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
arrived
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
aside
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
away
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
back
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
balls
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
barge
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
began
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
bullets
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
came
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
Cape
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
carried
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
families
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
far
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
fell
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From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
fire
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
firing
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From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
frigate
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
full
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
harmlessly
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From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
help
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
home
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
kept
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
laid
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
muskets
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
now
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
picked
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
presently
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
reach
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
Roebuck
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
sailing
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
sailors
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
sand
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From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
schooner
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
sent
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
set
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
Several
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
shots
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From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
show
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
soldiers
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
speed
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
summon
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From this reading The tender now sent a barge back to summon the “Roebuck,” and presently, the frigate came sailing around the Cape at full speed to help the tender.
tender
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
too
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From this reading As soon as the American soldiers arrived they began to fire at the tender, but she kept too far away for their bullets to reach her.
unload
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
unloading
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From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
up
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From this reading Several of the soldiers picked up the balls as they fell, and carried them home to show to their families.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The tender kept firing at them all the while they were unloading, but her shots fell harmlessly in the sand.
work
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From this reading Seeing this, they laid aside their muskets and set to work to help the sailors unload the schooner.
