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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
away
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
back
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From this reading But to come back to our house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
boat
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to come back to our house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
down
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
drag
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
enough
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From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
forethought
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
forget
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
gone
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From this reading However, it was gone, and there was no use repining.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
higher
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
house
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From this reading But to come back to our house.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it was gone, and there was no use repining.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
mariners
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
mended
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From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
mention
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
much
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However, it was gone, and there was no use repining.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But to come back to our house.
planks
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From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
provided
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From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
reach
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
repining
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From this reading However, it was gone, and there was no use repining.
saw
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
seaworthy
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From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
second
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
shore
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
there
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From this reading However, it was gone, and there was no use repining.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
tried
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From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
up
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
use
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From this reading However, it was gone, and there was no use repining.
useful
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From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
very
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
vexed
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
washed
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From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
waves
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Another thing I must mention, before I forget it, was that the first time we went down to the shore we saw that the second boat, which, being broken, the mariners had left, had been washed away.
wished
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From this reading We were very much vexed at this, and wished we had had the forethought to drag it higher up, where the waves could not reach it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do not think we could have mended it enough to make it seaworthy, but we might have tried; and it would at least have provided us with planks which we should have found useful.
