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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 "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
any
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From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
arrived
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From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
away
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From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
boat
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
days
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From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
DEEP
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not.
don't
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From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
freely
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From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
friendly
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
HOME
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
kind
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
kindly
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From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
Luke
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
Miller
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
notice
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From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
Plymouth
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From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
ROLLING
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From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
said
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From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
sense
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From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
several
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From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
taking
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From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
talk
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From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
talking
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From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP" I found Luke Miller, the captain of the boat, to be kind and friendly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that he took any notice of me for several days.
Tretheway
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From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when we arrived at Plymouth, and were away from the crew, he began to talk kindly to me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tretheway," he said, "I don't know anything about you, and it may be that in talking freely to you I am in one sense taking a liberty.