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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 Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
all
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From this reading “It’s all right, Tom,” he cried breathlessly.
alongside
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
arrival
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From this reading Bill’s arrival did not mend matters.
Arriving
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
Bill
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From this reading Bill, however, did not notice the other’s moodiness.
Bill's
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From this reading Bill’s arrival did not mend matters.
boat
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
breathlessly
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From this reading “It’s all right, Tom,” he cried breathlessly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
came
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
cried
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From this reading “It’s all right, Tom,” he cried breathlessly.
deck
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bill’s arrival did not mend matters.
dinghy
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
errand
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
eyes
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
hired
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Bill, however, did not notice the other’s moodiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
interest
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
It's
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From this reading “It’s all right, Tom,” he cried breathlessly.
matters
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From this reading Bill’s arrival did not mend matters.
meet
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
mend
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From this reading Bill’s arrival did not mend matters.
missed
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
moodiness
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From this reading Bill, however, did not notice the other’s moodiness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bill’s arrival did not mend matters.
notice
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From this reading Bill, however, did not notice the other’s moodiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
other's
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From this reading Bill, however, did not notice the other’s moodiness.
out
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
promptly
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
quickly
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
right
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From this reading “It’s all right, Tom,” he cried breathlessly.
rowed
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
sailor's
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
shore
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
showed
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
sloop
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
success
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
Tom
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
trailed
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From this reading Arriving at the shore, his sailor’s eyes quickly missed the dinghy that had trailed behind the sloop and he promptly hired a shore boat and had himself rowed out.
watching
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From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he came alongside, Tom, who had been watching from below, came on deck to meet him, but showed no interest in the success of his errand.
