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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 There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
account
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
afraid
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
all
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From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
almost
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From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
bit
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
boats
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From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
brutes
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
calm
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From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
came
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
coast
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
consequent
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From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
daylight
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From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
devil
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
energy
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
exertion
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
fear
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
forme
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From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
God
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
Irishman
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
just
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
lazy
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
love
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
matter
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
mean
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From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
Medio
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
much
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
murder
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
now
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
oar
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
out
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
pulling
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
rather
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
Rio
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
said
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
say
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
Seems
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
simply
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
steal
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
sunrise
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From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
there
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
towed
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From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
troubles
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From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
unlikely
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From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
up
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From this reading There was a calm almost up to sunrise, and it looked as if they had towed her out with boats before daylight....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
why
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
winds
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That, with all its consequent troubles forme, was what he did mean.
word
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
work
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From this reading They would steal and do murder simply for the love of God, but it would take the fear of a devil to make them do a bit of honest work--and pulling an oar _was_ honest work, no matter why it was done.
working
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From this reading He said I might take his word for it that, with the winds we had had, no craft working along the coast could be just there now unless she came out of Rio Medio.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Seems a rather unlikely bit of exertion for the lazy brutes; but if they are as much afraid of that confounded Irishman as you say they are, that would account for their energy.”
