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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 Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
ArgumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Bad
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
Board
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From this reading On Board the Lucinia, Mid-ocean.
boat
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Boy
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
cause
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Chair
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
Dad
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
days
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Dear
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From this reading Dear Old Geezer.
down
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
dozen
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Geezer
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From this reading Dear Old Geezer.
got
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Groceryman
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
hold
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
inside
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
leaving
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
legs
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
level
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
lost
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
Lucinia
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From this reading On Board the Lucinia, Mid-ocean.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Mid-ocean
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From this reading On Board the Lucinia, Mid-ocean.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
New
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Ocean
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
Old
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Board the Lucinia, Mid-ocean.
opportunity
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
other
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
out
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
rail
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
rough
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
runs
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
sea
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
seem
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
settled
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
sick
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Steamer
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
supposed
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
table
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
things
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
three
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
times
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
top
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
tried
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From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
Voyages
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have tried a dozen times to write, but the sea was so rough that part of the time the table was on top of me and part of the time I was on top, and I was so sick I seem to have lost my mind, over the rail, with the other things supposed to be inside of me.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
wrapping
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
write
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
Writes
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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages-- His Dad Has an Argument Over a Steamer Chair.
York
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From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I take the first opportunity, since leaving New York, to write you, 'cause the boat, after three days out, has got settled down so it runs level, and I can write without wrapping my legs around the table legs, to hold me down.
